Brown Rat vs Lost Flat-Body

Rattus norvegicus compared with Depressaria depressana

Key Differences

Brown Rat is Least Concern while Lost Flat-Body is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Lost Flat-Body
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Depressariidae
Genus	Rattus	Depressaria
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Depressaria depressana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Rat and Lost Flat-Body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

ดู: Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lost Flat-Body

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Lost Flat-Body
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).

Lost Flat-Body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Brown Rat

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.