Bisamratte vs water dock

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Bisamratte is Not Evaluated while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Rumex
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	water dock
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 dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).

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 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden