Bisamratte vs Purple Laccaria

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Laccaria ochropurpurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Purple Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Laccaria
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Laccaria ochropurpurea

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Purple Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Purple Laccaria
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).

Purple Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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