Genus

Common Muskrats

Ondatra

1 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
GenusOndatra (Common Muskrats)

Species in this group

Ondatra zibethicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Common Muskrats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~50%
	Muskrat			~50%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 1	~30%
	Muskrat			~30%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
4	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
5	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
6	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
7	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
8	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
9	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
11	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
13	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	<5%
	Muskrat			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~30%
	Muskrat			~30%
2	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 1	~30%
	Muskrat			~30%
3	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 1	~30%
	Muskrat			~30%
4	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
5	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
6	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
7	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
8	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
9	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
10	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
11	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Muskrat			~20%
12	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
13	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
14	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
15	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
16	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
17	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
18	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
19	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
20	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
21	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
22	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
23	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
24	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
25	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
26	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
27	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
28	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
29	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
30	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
31	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
32	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
33	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
34	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 1	~10%
	Muskrat			~10%
35	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Muskrat			<5%
36	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Muskrat			<5%
37	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 1	<5%
	Muskrat			<5%
38	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Muskrat			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Museum of Life and Science	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity