Java中实例变量位置的存放问题

出错程序的源代码片段如下:

 

class  RandomRodentGenerator
... {
    private static Random rand = new Random();
    
    public Rodent next()
    ...{
        switch(rand.nextInt(3))
        ...{
            default:
            case 0:return new Mouse();
            case 1:return new Gerbil();
            case 2:return new Hamster();
        }
    }
}

public   class  AbstractRodents
... {
    public static void execken(Rodent[] r)
    ...{
        for(int i=0;i<r.length;i++)
        ...{
            r[i].ken();
        }
    }
    
    public static void main(String [] args)
    ...{
                                          //这一句即为出错代码:
                                          //错误描述:AbstractRodents.java:60: 非法的表达式开始
                                           //                         private static RandomRodentGenerator gen=
        private static RandomRodentGenerator gen=
            new RandomRodentGenerator();
            
        Rodent[] r = new Rodent[3];
        
        for(int i=0;i<r.length;i++)
        ...{
            r[i]=gen.next();
        }
    }
}

但将gen作为类成员变量后就没有错误了,

导致这个错误的原因是什么呢?