Bisamratte vs Stinking willie

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Bisamratte is Not Evaluated while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Stinking willie
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	Jacobaea
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Stinking willie
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 willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States