Brown Rat vs cut surfclam

Rattus norvegicus compared with Spisula subtruncata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	cut surfclam
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bivalvia (二枚貝)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Venerida (ハマグリ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Mactridae
Genus	Rattus	Spisula
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Spisula subtruncata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Rat and cut surfclam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

cut surfclam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	cut surfclam
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).

cut surfclam

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden