Rat musqué vs Peking cotoneaster

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Cotoneaster acutifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat musqué	Peking cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Ondatra	Cotoneaster
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Cotoneaster acutifolius

Conservation Status

Rat musqué

NE — Not Evaluated

Peking cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat musqué	Peking cotoneaster
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).

Peking cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Germany, Norway, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States