Brown Rat vs Species code: Zs

Rattus norvegicus compared with Zostera caespitosa

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Species code: Zs is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Species code: Zs
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Alismatales (オモダカ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Zosteraceae
Genus	Rattus	Zostera
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Zostera caespitosa

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Zs

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Species code: Zs
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).

Species code: Zs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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。