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 Yosemite National Park
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Montane Vole
Microtus montanus
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
Brush Mouse
Peromyscus boylii
Pinyon Mouse
Peromyscus truei
Big-eared Woodrat
Neotoma macrotis
Dusky-footed Woodrat
Neotoma fuscipes
California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
Western Gray Squirrel
Sciurus griseus
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
Douglas' Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Belding's Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus beldingi
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Muskrat at Yosemite National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 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