Pictures and facts about the Round-tailed muskrat

Round-tailed muskrat

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Genus : Neofiber

Facts about the genus Neofiber, the round-tailed muskrat

Scientific Name: The genus Neofiber is from the Greek neos (new) + the Latin fiber (beaver) = (new beaver), and the specific name alleni is the Latinized name of Arthur A.

Similar Species  Round-tailed Muskrat is smaller, with round tail; found only in se Georgia and peninsular Florida.

Similar Species Round-tailed Muskrat is smaller, with round tail; found only in se Georgia and peninsular Florida. (Full text)

All About Muskrats Muskrats can be found throughout North America, except Florida where a relative called the round-tailed muskrat is found. (Full text)

Main Entry: neofiber neofiber is one of more than 1,000,000 entries available at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged. (Full text)

The Round-tailed Muskrat is from the order Rodentia. (Full text)

The round-tailed muskrat is about a foot long (including the tail) and weighs half a pound. (Full text)