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Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Photo by LisaPowers
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Field Notes

Description:

Bigger than a rat, aquatic rodent with brown fur.

Habitat:

Reelfoot Lake living in a bald cypress stand and gathering vegetation along the shallows of the lake.

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PublishedApril 8, 2014

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