Brown Rat vs Devil's backbone

Rattus norvegicus compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Devil's backbone
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Saxifragales (虎耳草目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Crassulaceae
Genus	Rattus	Kalanchoe
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Devil's backbone
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).

Devil's backbone

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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 14 countries:

🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela