Brown Rat vs Clouded Yellow

Rattus norvegicus compared with Colias croceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pieridae
Genus	Rattus	Colias
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Colias croceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Rat and Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Clouded Yellow
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).

Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (40 countries).

Brown Rat

褐家鼠（Rattus norvegicus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。其分布广泛，种群数量稳定，无紧迫保护关切。

Clouded Yellow

橙黄色蝶（Colias croceus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。分布广泛，数量丰富，种群稳定，无迫切的保护关切。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 39 countries:

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