Brown Rat vs Ezo-matsu

Rattus norvegicus compared with Picea jezoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Ezo-matsu
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Pinopsida (マツ綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Pinales (マツ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Rattus	Picea
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Picea jezoensis

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ezo-matsu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Ezo-matsu
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).

Ezo-matsu

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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。