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 Grand Teton National Park
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
Uinta Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus armatus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Tamia mineur
Tamias minimus
Tamia améne
Tamias amoenus
Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
📅 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 Grand Teton National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Muskrat sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Muskrat in Grand Teton National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Muskrat in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.