Ondatra vs Dotted Bee-fly

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Bombylius discolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ondatra	Dotted Bee-fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Diptera (двукрылые)
Family	Cricetidae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Ondatra	Bombylius
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Bombylius discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Ondatra and Dotted Bee-fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Ondatra

NE — Not Evaluated

Dotted Bee-fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ondatra	Dotted Bee-fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ondatra

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).

Dotted Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ondatra

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden