Bisamratte vs Chinese Elm

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Ulmus pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Chinese Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Ulmaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Ulmus
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Ulmus pumila

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Elm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Chinese Elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bisamratte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (8 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

Chinese Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Bisamratte

The Bisamratte (Ondatra zibethicus) is a species in the genus Ondatra. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Elm

The Chinese Elm (Ulmus pumila) is a species in the genus Ulmus. Native to Argentina, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, and Italy.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 14 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇺🇸 United States