vs Brown Rat

Amphora laevis compared with Rattus norvegicus

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Brown Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Rat
Kingdom Chromista (クロミスタ) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Ochrophyta (オクロ植物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Bacillariophyceae (クサリケイソウ綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Thalassiophysales (Thalassiophysales) Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family Catenulaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Amphora Rattus
Species Amphora laevis Rattus norvegicus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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).

Amphora laevis is a species in the genus Amphora. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Brown Rat

ドブネズミ(Rattus norvegicus)はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に分類されています。分布域全体に広く生息し個体数は安定しており、緊急の保護上の懸念はありません。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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