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Scientific Name

Ondatra zibethicus

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Muskrat

Park Synonyms

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

Source Code ' Presence' = 1 - Species present in site

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Source Code 'Origin' = 1 - Widespread Native

Abundance

Rare

Abundance Notes

Source Code 'Abundance' = 4 - Rare (present, but frequently not encountered)

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Source Code 'ResStatus' = 6 - Winter Migrant

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

0

References

3

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

NJS of the I&M office

Created Date

9/22/2000 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

NJS of the I&M office

Last Modified Date

6/19/2006 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Detail: Additional Source Code 'Documentation' = 4 - No written record, but obvious or common species.; Additional Source Code 'Distribution' = 3 - Little or no data on species' distribution; Additional Source Code 'Database' = 3 - Not computerized, but organized, systematic manual fashion; Additional Source Info 'Date' = 02/10/1992;, Park Species Data Source: Converted from GRSA's database, Grsafaun.dbf, by the I&M office.

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