Bisamratte vs Foxtail Smut

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Foxtail 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 alopecuri

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Foxtail 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).

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden