Brown Rat vs Devilray

Rattus norvegicus compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Devilray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Myliobatiformes (鱝目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Rattus	Mobula
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Mobula japanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Rat and Devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devilray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Devilray
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).

Devilray

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇹🇼 Taiwan