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Some facts about the
Muskrat
Adult weight : 1.362 kg (2.9964 lbs)
Female maturity :285 days
Male maturity : 285 days
Gestation : 26 days
Weaning : 25 days
Litter size : 7
Litters per year : 3
Interval between litters : 30 days
Weight at birth : 0.023 kg (0.0506 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.152 kg (0.3344 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 4 W
Body mass : 0.976 kg (2.1472 lbs)
Temperature : 37.85 °C (100.13 °F)
Muskrat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Species : Ondatra zibethicus
The Muskrat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the muskrat
A young / baby of a muskrat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A muskrat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Facts about the muskrat
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Pesticides, such as products to control Muskrats, are regulated by State Departments of Agriculture.
The key to cooking muskrat is removing the musk sacs from the carcass to reduce the oiliness and gaminess of the meat.
The Muskrats are a dixie jazz band that gets together once a week and consists of some of the best players in the school.
Muskrat or Ondatra zibethicus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
Identification: The muskrat is a large, stout, semi-aquatic rodent. (Full text)
The muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus, is a large rodent that spends much of its time in the water. (Full text)
Knowledge of the seasonal energy and forage requirements of free-ranging muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) is essential for evaluating the habitat (Full text)
Majikthise : Muskrat is low-carb (Full text)
Although superficially ratlike in appearance, the muskrat is not a close relative of the despised house rat. (Full text)
In Missouri, muskrats are classified as furbearers, and their harvest is governed by regulation. (Full text)
Although the muskrat is a rodent, it is not a rat. (Full text)
Reproduction Muskrats are very prolific. (Full text)
The muskrat is not really a rat, but it is the most common herbivore (plant eater) of Minnesota's wetlands. (Full text)
The muskrat is a lot like the beaver but is a few inches smaller. (Full text)
While you will probably first notice them trundling about on the banks of the Willowbrook, muskrats are aquatic, with slightly-webbed hindfeet and a laterally flattened tail which they use like a rudder in the water to steer. (Full text)
Muskrats are named for the two musk glands under the tail, which produce a musky odor. (Full text)
06/06/03: Muskrats are a plague in Holland (Full text)
The muskrat lives in almost all of the United States but muskrats aren’t found in parts of Florida, Western Texas, and most of California. (Full text)
Ondatra zibethicus is 40-65 cm in length and can weigh from 0. (Full text)
The muskrat is an herbivore and will chew on small saplings for food as well as eating a variety of other plants. (Full text)
The muskrat, a semiaquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethicus), is one of the most important furbearers in the United States in terms of numbers taken each year. (Full text)
Muskrats Preserve Gate Map Site Search Lakes & Ponds Bog Fen Sedge Meadow Marsh Rivers & Streams Floodplain Swamp Beaver Dam Great Horned Owl Nature Center Raccoon Hollow Watch Tower Terms Links Credits Feedback | Introduction | Habitat | Human Interactions | Niche in Food Web | | Adaptations | Life Cycle | Introduction Muskrats are very important to the wetland ecosystem. (Full text)
1. Ondatra, genus Ondatra -- (muskrats)Ondatra
genus Ondatra
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