Brown Rat vs

Rattus norvegicus compared with Entoloma hispidulum

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Entolomataceae
Genus	Rattus	Entoloma
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Entoloma hispidulum

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

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

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.

Entoloma hispidulum é um fungo agaricáceo da família Entolomataceae, avaliado como Em Perigo (EN). Cresce em pastagens pobres em nutrientes e não fertilizadas que declinaram significativamente devido à intensificação agrícola. Seu status de ameaça reflete a grave perda de ecossistemas de pastagem antigas e gerenciadas tradicionalmente em toda a Europa.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden