Bisamratte vs Fiveangled dodder

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Cuscuta
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Fiveangled dodder
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).

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 7 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇴 Romania 🇹🇯 Tajikistan 🇺🇸 United States