Ondatra vs

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Limnothrix vacuolifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ondatra
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Cyanobacteria (цианобактерии)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Pseudanabaenales (Pseudanabaenales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pseudanabaenaceae
Genus	Ondatra	Limnothrix
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Limnothrix vacuolifera

Conservation Status

Ondatra

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ondatra
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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Ondatra

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

Limnothrix vacuolifera is a planktonic filamentous cyanobacterium that possesses gas vacuoles enabling buoyancy regulation in the water column of freshwater lakes. It forms thin, unbranched trichomes and is found in eutrophic standing water bodies. Its conservation status is not evaluated.