Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusOndatra (Common Muskrats)
- SpeciesOndatra zibethicus (Muskrat)
Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
Black-bellied Hamster
Cricetus cricetus
Common Vole
Microtus arvalis
Eurasian Beaver
Castor fiber
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Edible Dormouse
Glis glis
European Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Eurasian Harvest Mouse
Micromys minutus
Common Dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Muskrat in Bavarian Forest National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Muskrat sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Muskrat in Bavarian Forest National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Muskrat in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.