Rat surmulot vs Lost Flat-Body

Rattus norvegicus compared with Depressaria depressana

Key Differences

Rat surmulot is Least Concern while Lost Flat-Body is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat surmulot	Lost Flat-Body
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Depressariidae
Genus	Rattus	Depressaria
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Depressaria depressana

Evolutionary Relationship

Rat surmulot and Lost Flat-Body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Afficher Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Rat surmulot

LC — Least Concern

Lost Flat-Body

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat surmulot	Lost Flat-Body
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).

Lost Flat-Body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.