Rat musqué vs Pectis

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

• Rat musqué is Not Evaluated while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat musqué	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ondatra	Pectis
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Rat musqué

NE — Not Evaluated

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat musqué	Pectis
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).

Pectis

Habitat

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

Rat musqué

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