Brown Rat vs
Rattus norvegicus compared with Sphingobium scionense
Key Differences
- Brown Rat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Brown Rat | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Bacteria (Bacteria) |
| Phylum | Chordata (cordados) | Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria) |
| Class | Mammalia (mamíferos) | Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria) |
| Order | Rodentia (Roedores) | Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales) |
| Family | Muridae (Mice & Rats) | Sphingomonadaceae |
| Genus | Rattus | Sphingobium |
| Species | Rattus norvegicus | Sphingobium scionense |
Conservation Status
Brown Rat
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Brown Rat | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Brown Rat
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.
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).
Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Found in Taiwan.
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.
Sphingobium scionense é um bastonete Gram-negativo aeróbio, isolado pela primeira vez no ambiente de pesquisa Scion na Nova Zelândia. Habita solos florestais e substratos associados a plantas da Oceania. Este quimio-heterótrofo degrada compostos orgânicos aromáticos e alifáticos complexos em ambientes de solo de floresta temperada.
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