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 Point Pelee National Park
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Meadow Jumping Mouse
Zapus hudsonius
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
📅 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 Point Pelee National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Muskrat sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Muskrat in Point Pelee National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Muskrat in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.