Bisam, Bisamratte vs Wild-Lein

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Linum bienne

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisam, Bisamratte	Wild-Lein
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Linaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Linum
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Linum bienne

Conservation Status

Bisam, Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild-Lein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisam, Bisamratte	Wild-Lein
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bisam, 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).

Wild-Lein

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Bisam, 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 6 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇸 United States