Brown Rat vs Jalapan Vole

Rattus norvegicus compared with Microtus quasiater

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Jalapan Vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Jalapan Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Rattus	Microtus
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Microtus quasiater

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Rat and Jalapan Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (hewan pengerat)

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Jalapan Vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Jalapan Vole
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).

Jalapan Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Rat

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.