Bisamratte vs Prickly Coontail

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Ceratophyllum
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Prickly Coontail
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).

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States