and South America. The muskrat is found in various wetlands and has crucial effects on their ecology. It is also a resource of food and fur for humans.

Description

An adult muskrat is about 40 - 70 cm long, half of that length being the tail, and weighs 0.6 - 2 kg. That is about four times the weight of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), though an adult muskrat is only slightly longer. It is almost certainly the most prominent and heaviest member of the diverse

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