Bisamratte vs Pale flax

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Linum bienne

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Pale flax
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Malpighiales (キントラノオ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Linaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Linum
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Linum bienne

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Pale flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bisamratte

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).

Pale flax

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Bisamratte

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 6 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇸 United States