Ondatra vs Thatch Groundling

Ondatra zibethicus compared with Bryotropha basaltinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ondatra	Thatch Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Cricetidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Ondatra	Bryotropha
Species	Ondatra zibethicus	Bryotropha basaltinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Ondatra and Thatch Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Ondatra

NE — Not Evaluated

Thatch Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ondatra	Thatch Groundling
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).

Thatch Groundling

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