Rat musqué vs Hickory Pine

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Pinus pungens

Key Differences

• Rat musqué is Not Evaluated while Hickory Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat musqué	Hickory Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Ondatra	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Pinus pungens

Conservation Status

Rat musqué

NE — Not Evaluated

Hickory Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat musqué	Hickory Pine
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).

Hickory Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Rat musqué

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