Bisamratte vs Karo

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Pittosporum crassifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Karo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Pittosporum
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Pittosporum crassifolium

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Karo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Karo
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).

Karo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States