Brown Rat vs Prickly Juniper

Rattus norvegicus compared with Juniperus oxycedrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Prickly Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Pinopsida (松柏纲)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Pinales (松柏目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Rattus	Juniperus
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Juniperus oxycedrus

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Prickly Juniper
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).

Prickly Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in India.

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。