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 Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus
Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
Woodland Jumping Mouse
Napaeozapus insignis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Muskrat at Cape Breton Highlands National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 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