Brown Rat vs

Rattus norvegicus compared with Diderma meyerae

Key Differences

  • Brown Rat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Rat
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Protozoa (원생동물)
Phylum Chordata (척삭동물) Mycetozoa
Class Mammalia (포유류) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Rodentia (설치류) Physarales (Physarales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Didymiaceae
Genus Rattus Diderma
Species Rattus norvegicus Diderma meyerae

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown Rat

집쥐(Rattus norvegicus)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 관심대상(LC)으로 분류됩니다. 분포 범위 전반에 걸쳐 널리 서식하며 개체 수가 안정적으로 유지되고 있어 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없습니다.

Diderma meyerae는 Physarales목에 속하는 원형질 점균으로, 습한 환경의 부후 식물 잔해 위에 이중 외피를 가진 소형 유경 포자낭을 형성한다. 삼림의 낙엽과 목재 기질에 서식한다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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