Muskrats are part of the family Echimyidae, which includes various species of rodents. Their closest relatives are voles, lemmings, and other members of the order Rodentia. Additionally, they share a common ancestor with other semi-aquatic mammals, such as beavers and capybaras, though these are from different families within the rodent classification. Overall, muskrats are more closely related to other small rodents than to larger mammals.
muskrats eat mice,
Muskrats drink water from ponds or the oceans
they are herbivores
Not likely, muskrats are brown in color.
Muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) are mammals and are warm blooded.
No, muskrats are not vertebrae; rather, they are vertebrates. Muskrats are small, semi-aquatic rodents belonging to the family Cricetidae. As mammals, they possess a backbone, which classifies them as vertebrates.
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Yes muskrats and beavers have been known to chew on water lilies.
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