Brown Rat vs Rato de Espinho

Rattus norvegicus compared with Carterodon sulcidens

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Rato de Espinho is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Rato de Espinho
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Echimyidae
Genus	Rattus	Carterodon
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Carterodon sulcidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Rat and Rato de Espinho share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rato de Espinho

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Rato de Espinho
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).

Rato de Espinho

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.