Brown Rat vs Devil Maple

Rattus norvegicus compared with Acer diabolicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Rat Devil Maple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Roedores) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Sapindaceae
Genus Rattus Acer
Species Rattus norvegicus Acer diabolicum

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Rat Devil Maple
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).

Devil Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Brown Rat

O rato-pardo (Rattus norvegicus) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações de conservação imediatas.

Devil Maple

No description available.

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