Brown Rat vs

Rattus norvegicus compared with Coprinopsis kubickae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Rattus	Coprinopsis
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Coprinopsis kubickae

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown Rat

La rata parda (Rattus norvegicus) está clasificada como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su área de distribución, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservación inmediatas.

Coprinopsis kubickae es un pequeño hongo tinta de la familia Psathyrellaceae, perteneciente a un género de hongos autodigestivos donde el sombrero se disuelve en una masa tintosa negra al madurar a medida que se liberan las esporas. Crece en estiércol, paja o materia orgánica en descomposición en entornos agrícolas y de bosque. Evaluado como Preocupación Menor, se encuentra en Europa templada.