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Scientific Name
Ondatra zibethicus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Common Muskrat
Park Synonyms
Ondatra zibethicus zibethicus, Ondatra zibethica
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Myomorpha |
| Superfamily | Muroidea |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | Arvicolinae |
| Genus | Ondatra |
| Species | Ondatra zibethicus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Cook, 1989: At GATE, noted at the following units Sandy Hook, Staten Island in Great Kills; Jamaica Bay District in Miller Field and Floyd Bennett Field;Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge District in Spring Creek, Ruler's Bar Hassock, Ruffle Bar and JoCo Marsh/Cook and Pinnock (1989): Common in and around East and West Ponds, muskrats here live more in bank dens than in typical "houses"./McArthur-Heuser, 2004:Occurs at Sandy Hook; Data Source: McArthur- Heuser, 2004
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Cook and Pinnock,1989: This is the most representative mammal of JBWR in that its presence predates European settlement and recent landscape alterations./; Data Source: Cook and Pinnock,1989
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Cook,1989:Common and widespread; found primarily in freshwater marshes and the upper reaches of tidal creeks; Data Source: Cook, 1989
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Cook, 1989:At GATE, viable, resident populations are noted at the following units Sandy Hook, Staten Island in Great Kills; Jamaica Bay District in Miller Field and Floyd Bennett Field;Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge District in Spring Creek, Ruler's Bar Hassock, Ruffle Bar and JoCo Marsh./McArthur-Heuser (2004):Viable population at Sandy Hook; Data Source: Cook, 1989; McArthur-Heuser, 2004
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
9/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Note:McArthur-Heuser, 2004 documented this species name as Ondatra zibethica./ Fabre, 2007: For additional evidence information regarding this species presence at GATE see Ondatra zibethicus (TSN -9737121) and Ondatra zibethica zibethica (TSN 552810) ./, Park Species Data Source: Cook, 1989m; Cook and Pinnock, 1989; O'Connell, 1980; Tanacredi, 2002
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