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 Wadden Sea National Park
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
Common Vole
Microtus arvalis
European Water Vole
Arvicola amphibius
Field Vole
Microtus agrestis
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
Eurasian Beaver
Castor fiber
European Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Eurasian Harvest Mouse
Micromys minutus
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Striped Field Mouse
Apodemus agrarius
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Muskrat sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 93 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Muskrat in Wadden Sea National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Muskrat in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.