Brown Rat vs Yucatan Rainfrog

Rattus norvegicus compared with Craugastor yucatanensis

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Yucatan Rainfrog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Yucatan Rainfrog
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Anura (อันดับกบ)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Craugastoridae
Genus	Rattus	Craugastor
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Craugastor yucatanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Rat and Yucatan Rainfrog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Yucatan Rainfrog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Yucatan Rainfrog
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).

Yucatan Rainfrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇲🇽 Mexico