Ondatra zibethicus (species)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Living organisms

Jerarquía

Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Mammalia (class) > Rodentia (order) > Cricetidae (family) > Ondatra (genus)

Descripción

Members of the only living species in its genus. It is a medium-sized rodent with a laterally flattened tail, short legs, and a compact body, indigenous to wetlands of North America but found also in South America, Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Siberia, adjacent areas of China and Mongolia, and Honshu Island in Japan.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300250175

Otros términos

  • muskrat [en]
  • muskrats [en]
  • muskrat beavers [en]
  • musquashes [en]