Common Muskrat

A muskrat standing with its head close to the ground on a wet muddy shore.
Photo By/Credit
Tom Koerner/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
11/14/2015
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Muskrat tails are tall and flat on the sides, sort of like a tadpole’s. They will often move their tails while swimming.
Facility
Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge
Species
Ondatra zibethicus
Subject tags
Mammals