Rat musqué vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Key Differences

• Rat musqué is Not Evaluated while Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat musqué	Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Desmodium
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

Rat musqué

NE — Not Evaluated

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat musqué	Dixie ticktrefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rat musqué

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).

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Rat musqué

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:

🇨🇳 China 🇯🇵 Japan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States