muskrat: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ondatra zibethicus • musquash

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A muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) with brown fur sits in shallow water near a grassy riverbank, holding food in its front paws as the sun sets.

Illustrated chart showing the footprints of eight animals-opossum, skunk, raccoon, red fox, woodchuck, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, and muskrat-each with labeled front and hind foot tracks next to a drawing of the animal.

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