Bisamratte vs Water-Lily

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Nymphaea marliacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Water-Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Nymphaea
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Nymphaea marliacea

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Water-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Water-Lily
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-Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇸🇪 Sweden