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Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Description:

Largest and most aquatic member of the vole family. It resides in marshes, shallow lakes, and slowflowing streams and rivers where there is abundant vegetation and the water does not freeze to the bottom.

Habitat:

Shoreline of a large lake.

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2 Comments

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 9 years ago

Thank you Marta

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Nice spotting!

Greg Shchepanek
Spotted by
Greg Shchepanek

Spotted on Apr 22, 2015
Submitted on Apr 28, 2015

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