Rat musqué vs arroche des sables

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Atriplex dioica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat musqué	arroche des sables
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Atriplex
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Atriplex dioica

Conservation Status

Rat musqué

NE — Not Evaluated

arroche des sables

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat musqué	arroche des sables
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).

arroche des sables

Habitat

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

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.