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 Jasper National Park
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
Brown Lemming
Lemmus trimucronatus
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus columbianus
Tamia mineur
Tamias minimus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
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 Jasper National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Muskrat sighting in Jasper National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Muskrat in Jasper National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Muskrat in Jasper National Park in our monthly data.