Brown Rat vs Arraia

Rattus norvegicus compared with Potamotrygon schroederi

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Arraia is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Arraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Rattus	Potamotrygon
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Potamotrygon schroederi

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Rat and Arraia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Arraia

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Arraia
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).

Arraia

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela