Ondatra zibethicus (species)
Esquema
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
Otros términos
- muskrat [en]
- muskrats [en]
- muskrat beavers [en]
- musquashes [en]