Bisamratte vs Scaly Tooth

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Bisamratte is Not Evaluated while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bisamratte	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Ondatra	Sarcodon
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Bisamratte

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bisamratte	Scaly Tooth
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).

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States