Brown Rat vs Species code: Zp

Rattus norvegicus compared with Zostera capensis

Key Differences

• Brown Rat is Least Concern while Species code: Zp is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Rat	Species code: Zp
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)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Alismatales (泽泻目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Zosteraceae
Genus	Rattus	Zostera
Species	Rattus norvegicus	Zostera capensis

Conservation Status

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Zp

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Rat	Species code: Zp
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).

Species code: Zp

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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。