2025年1月9日 · The muskrat’s indigenous geographic range covers most of North America south of the tundra from Alaska to Newfoundland into the southern United States. It does not occur in Florida or coastal parts of Georgia and South Carolina; British Columbia and California have nonnative populations, although Baja California has an indigenous population.

Muskrats are found in most of Canada, the United States, and a small part of northern Mexico. They were introduced to Europe at the beginning of the 20th century and have become an invasive species in northwestern Europe. They primarily inhabit wetlands, areas in or near saline and freshwater wetlands, rivers, lakes, or ponds.

The muskrat belongs to the Family Cricetidae in the Order Rodentia. It is found primarily in marshes, wetlands and other aquatic habitats throughout North America. A similar species, the round-tailed muskrat (Neofiber alleni), is found only in the southeastern United States. The name “muskrat” is derived from a musky yellowish

Range and Habitat. The range is most of North America except parts of the Southeast, Southwest, Texas, and nearly all of Mexico. The muskrat is an introduced and widespread species in Europe (where it has reached pest population levels) and the southern tip of …

Habitat and range. The muskrat is found throughout of Minnesota. It lives in marshes, ponds, and streams that have many water plants. Several hundred muskrats can live in a single wetland. Although famous for its domed houses of mud and vegetation, it just as often lives in burrows. Population and management

The muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America. It lives in wetlands over a wide range of climates and habitats. It has important effects on the ecology of wetlands and is a resource of food and fur for humans.

In marshes, ponds, and other water areas east of the Cascade mountains, prominent muskrat lodges are sure indicators of a present muskrat population. Look for entrances into their bank dens along dams, dikes, and stream banks, particularly west of the mountains.

Geographic Range. 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 northern Eurasia (Baker, 1983). Biogeographic Regions; nearctic. native; palearctic. introduced; neotropical. introduced; Habitat

Muskrats are found in wetlands; swamps, marshes, ponds and lakes. They prefer marshes that keep 4 - 6 feet of water year round. They are about 20-inches long including their hairless, scaly tail. They have dense brown fur and partially webbed back feet for swimming. (Not fully webbed like the American beaver.)

Range and Habitat. The muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) occurs throughout most of Alaska's mainland except some islands of Southeast Alaska, the Alaska Peninsula west of Ugashik Lakes, and the Arctic Slope north of the Brooks Range. The highest populations of muskrat are in the broad floodplains and deltas of major rivers and in marshy areas dotted ...