Brown Rat vs Florida arrowroot

Rattus norvegicus compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Cycadales (苏铁目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Rattus	Zamia
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Florida arrowroot
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).

Florida arrowroot

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。