Brown Rat vs Huapo

Rattus norvegicus compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Huapo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pitheciidae
Genus	Rattus	Pithecia
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Pithecia aequatorialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Rat and Huapo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Huapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Huapo
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).

Huapo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador