Rat surmulot vs marsupelle de Spruce

Rattus norvegicus compared with Marsupella sprucei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat surmulot	marsupelle de Spruce
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Rattus	Marsupella
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Marsupella sprucei

Conservation Status

Rat surmulot

LC — Least Concern

marsupelle de Spruce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat surmulot	marsupelle de Spruce
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).

marsupelle de Spruce

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden