Rat musqué vs Leaf-Miner Fly

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Phytomyza crassiseta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat musqué	Leaf-Miner Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Agromyzidae
Genus	Ondatra	Phytomyza
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Phytomyza crassiseta

Evolutionary Relationship

Rat musqué and Leaf-Miner Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Rat musqué

NE — Not Evaluated

Leaf-Miner Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat musqué	Leaf-Miner Fly
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).

Leaf-Miner Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States