Bisamratte vs Prickly Heath

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Gaultheria
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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 4 countries:

🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom