Bisamratte vs Stinking chamomile

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Bisamratte is Not Evaluated while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Stinking chamomile
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	Anthemis
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Stinking chamomile
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).

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), 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 17 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States