Rat musqué vs Species code: Zs

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Zostera caespitosa

Key Differences

• Rat musqué is Not Evaluated while Species code: Zs is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat musqué	Species code: Zs
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Ondatra	Zostera
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Zostera caespitosa

Conservation Status

Rat musqué

NE — Not Evaluated

Species code: Zs

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat musqué	Species code: Zs
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).

Species code: Zs

Habitat

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

Rat musqué

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