Bisamratte vs Creeping Thistle Lacebug

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Tingis ampliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Creeping Thistle Lacebug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Tingidae
Genus	Ondatra	Tingis
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Tingis ampliata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bisamratte and Creeping Thistle Lacebug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Creeping Thistle Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Creeping Thistle Lacebug
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).

Creeping Thistle Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Bisamratte

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden