Rat surmulot vs lipocarphe à petites fleurs

Rattus norvegicus compared with Cyperus subsquarrosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat surmulot	lipocarphe à petites fleurs
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Rattus	Cyperus
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Cyperus subsquarrosus

Conservation Status

Rat surmulot

LC — Least Concern

lipocarphe à petites fleurs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat surmulot	lipocarphe à petites fleurs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rat surmulot

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).

lipocarphe à petites fleurs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, and Cuba.

Rat surmulot

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇺 Cuba