Rat surmulot vs arche de Noe

Rattus norvegicus compared with Arca noae

Key Differences

• Rat surmulot is Least Concern while arche de Noe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat surmulot	arche de Noe
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (mollusques)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arcida (Arcida)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arcidae
Genus	Rattus	Arca
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Arca noae

Evolutionary Relationship

Rat surmulot and arche de Noe share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Rat surmulot

LC — Least Concern

arche de Noe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat surmulot	arche de Noe
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).

arche de Noe

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal