Bisamratte vs Worm-rooted Buttercup

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Key Differences

• Bisamratte is Not Evaluated while Worm-rooted Buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Worm-rooted Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Ranunculus
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Worm-rooted Buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Worm-rooted Buttercup
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).

Worm-rooted Buttercup

Habitat

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

Bisamratte

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