Bisamratte vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Cricetidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Urocystis
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	False Oat-Grass Smut
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).

False Oat-Grass Smut

Bisamratte

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