Muskrat

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Elk Island National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
40–50
Mar
80–90
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
70–80
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
3 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
4 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
5 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
6 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
10 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
11 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
12 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
13 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
14 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
15 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
16 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
17 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
18 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
19 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
20 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
21 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
22 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
23 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
24 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
25 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
26 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
27 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
28 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Muskrat in Elk Island National Park?

About 57% of visitor-days record a Muskrat sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 91 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Muskrat in Elk Island National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Muskrat in Elk Island National Park in our monthly data.

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