muskrat
Semiaquatic burrowing mammal
A muskrat is a large semiaquatic rodent native to North America, resembling a small beaver with a long, scaly tail.
Muskrats live in marshes and wetlands, building lodges from vegetation.
The name comes from their musky odor and rat-like appearance, though they're more closely related to voles.
Their fur was once prized for coats and hats.
Locomotion through water
- divingEntering water deliberately
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- pondSmall still body
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
stream · riverbank · freshwater · lodge · den · underwater · burrow · beaver
Persistent biting action
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
litter · omnivore · foraging · herbivore · tail · mammal · warm-blooded · scurry
swimming
Locomotion through water
lake · stream · riverbank · freshwater · lodge · den · underwater · burrow · beaver · otter
gnawing
Persistent biting action
nest · litter · omnivore · foraging · herbivore · tail · mammal · warm-blooded · scurry · crepuscular
pelt
Fur-bearing animal skin
- pelageMammal's fur collectively
- underfurMammal's insulating base coat
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
furrier · coat · insulation · waterproof · glossy · dense · soft · warmth · felt · mink
brown
Dark earth tone
glossy · dark · reddish-brown · umber · mahogany · beaver · otter · nutria
- Cricetidshamster, vole, voles, lemming, lemmings
- forest lifesquirrel, fox, rabbit, owl, woodpecker
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- North American Naturebald eagle, American bison, bison, grizzly bear, raccoon
- American Wildliferaccoon, bison, bald eagle, grizzly bear, beaver
- Eastern wildlifewhite-tailed deer, raccoon, red fox, gray squirrel, chipmunk