Bisamratte vs Eastern Waterleaf

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Hydrophyllum virginianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Eastern Waterleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Cricetidae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Hydrophyllum
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Hydrophyllum virginianum

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Eastern Waterleaf
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).

Eastern Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States