Brown Rat vs Stinking iris

Rattus norvegicus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Mantodea (Peygamberdevesi)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Rattus	Iris
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Rat and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Stinking iris
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).

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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 12 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇸 United States