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muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) | ||||
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muskrat | can stay underwater for 15 minutes by reducing its heart rate and relaxing its muscles when submerged which reduces the rate at which oxygen is used | |
can swim very well | ||
eats cattails, bulrushes, horsetails, pondweeds, sedges, wild rice, willows, fish, frogs, and clams | ||
has breeding season March, April or May right after spring breakup | ||
has habitat fresh water marshes, marshy areas of lakes, and slow-moving streams | ||
has scientific name Ondatra zibethicus | ||
has part waterproof fur | ||
is independent of parents at 6 weeks of age | ||
is eaten by mink, snapping turtle, northern pike, wolf, coyote, fox, domestic dog, badger, wolverine, fisher, raccoon, and lynx | ||
is hunted for fur | ||
is a kind of rat, mouse or vole | ||
lives in a lodge or burrow in bank | ||
may have number of litters 3 in a summer | ||
rat, mouse or vole | has Family name Family Muridae | |
rodent | has Order name Order Rodentia | |
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies |
Kinds of muskrat :
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