Educational resources on Muskrat

Muskrat or Ondatra zibethicus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Muskrat

Academic web links for the Muskrat.

ADW: Ondatra zibethicus: Information
The muskrat is found in swamps, marshes, and wetlands from northern North America to the Gulf coast and the Mexican border. Early in the 20th century, muskrats were introduced to
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ondatra_zibethicus.html

muskrat
Muskrats are large rodents that always live near water. They have thick brown fur and a long, furless, scaly tail. They can grow up to two feet long (with
www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/muskrat.htm

FOR-51 MANAGING MUSKRAT PROBLEMS IN KENTUCKY
FOR-51 MANAGING MUSKRAT PROBLEMS IN KENTUCKY ISSUED: 9-91 REVISED: Thomas G. Barnes, Department of Forestry People either love or hate muskrats.
www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/for/for51/for51.htm

Common Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Common Muskrat Order Rodentia: Family Muridae : Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus) Description. A large, brownish, aquatic, scaly-tailed rodent; feet and toes
www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/ondazibe.htm

muskrat
Muskrat Skeleton
www.ux1.eiu.edu/~shmalehorn/images/muskrat/index.htm

Muskrat
Common Name: Muskrat Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Ondatra Species: zibethicus
www.ben.edu/museum/muskrat.asp

MUSKRATS
MUSKRATS.... Recipes. Muskrats are also known as "marsh rabbits" and may be eaten if prepared properly. Muskrat flesh is fine-grained, dark red, and tender.
wfcb.ucdavis.edu/www/Faculty/Desley/muskrats_recipes.htm

Muskrat
Order: Rodentia Order Description: Rodents Family: Cricetidae Family Description: Mice and Rats
imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Rod/Mice/musk/muskrat.htm

MUSKRATS - Management options
MUSKRATS.... Management Options. Muskrat populations may be managed at a level at which damage is tolerable and sensitive areas are protected, through a combination of lethal
wfcb.ucdavis.edu/www/Faculty/Desley/muskrats_management.htm

Muskrat
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus) From: Saunders, D. A. 1988. Adirondack Mammals. State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
www.esf.edu/aec/adks/mammals/muskrat.htm