Bisamratte vs melon-leaf nightshade

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Solanum citrullifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	melon-leaf nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Solanum
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Solanum citrullifolium

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

melon-leaf nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	melon-leaf nightshade
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).

melon-leaf nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, 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 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden