Rat musqué vs carex de Liddon

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Carex petasata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat musqué	carex de Liddon
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Carex
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Carex petasata

Conservation Status

Rat musqué

NE — Not Evaluated

carex de Liddon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat musqué	carex de Liddon
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).

carex de Liddon

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Rat musqué

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