Bisamratte vs water-apple

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Syzygium aqueum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Syzygium
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	water-apple
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).

water-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.

Bisamratte

The Bisamratte (Ondatra zibethicus) is a species in the genus Ondatra. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.