Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766)    Synonyms: Common Muskrat.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Mammalia   >   Order Rodentia   >   Family Muridae   >   Genus Ondatra   

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A Muskrat in Howard Co., Maryland (4/26/2014). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Muskrat in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/30/2016). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Muskrat at Fort Smallwood Park in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/21/2011). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Muskrat in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/30/2016). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Muskrat in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/4/2008). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Muskrat in Howard Co., Maryland (3/22/2014). Richard observed it entering its burrow in a bank via an entrance below the water's surface. Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Muskrat in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/13/2022). No rights reserved. Photo by Andy Wilson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Muskrat in Harford Co., Maryland (4/3/2015). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Muskrat in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/9/2005). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Muskrat in Kent Co., Maryland (4/7/2007). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A juvenile Muskrat in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/21/2015). Photo by Andrew Clemens. (MBP list)

A Muskrat in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/24/2018). Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

Muskrat in Carroll Co., Maryland (2/2/2022). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Muskrat in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/6/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Muskrat in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/16/2023). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Muskrat in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/30/2016). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Muskrat in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/8/2013). Photo by Jane Kostenko. (MBP list)

A Muskrat in Harford Co., Maryland (4/18/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Muskrat in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/1/2023). (c) Ken Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Ken Clark via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Muskrat in Garrett Co., Maryland (1/12/2019). Photo by William Blauvelt. (MBP list)

A Muskrat lodge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/2/2016). Photo by Bonnie Bell. (MBP list)

A Muskrat skull found at Andelot Farm, Kent Co., Maryland. Photo by Missy Kalb. (MBP list)

Muskrat bones in Dorchester Co., Maryland (12/28/2022). (c) orionid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by orionid via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Muskrat bones in Dorchester Co., Maryland (12/28/2022). (c) orionid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by orionid via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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