Bisamratte vs Mountain Waxcap

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Bisamratte is Not Evaluated while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Ondatra	Hygrocybe
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Mountain Waxcap
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).

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden