Bisamratte vs slender thistle

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Bisamratte is Not Evaluated while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ondatra	Carduus
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	slender thistle
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).

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 11 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States