Brown Rat vs

Rattus norvegicus compared with Pyrenula nitida

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Eurotiomycetes (ユーロチウム菌綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Rattus	Pyrenula
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Pyrenula nitida

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat
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).

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

Pyrenula nitidaは西ヨーロッパの湿潤大西洋林の古い広葉樹の滑らかな樹皮に滑らかで光沢のあるオリーブ緑から褐色の葉状体と埋め込まれたフラスコ形の子殻を形成する樹皮生殻状地衣類である。西ヨーロッパにおける長期継続型古い森林の主要な指標種と見なされている。老木や古い森林生息地の喪失により深刻な脅威を受ける絶滅危惧の地衣類である。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States