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According to an article in Hakai Magazine, from April 2024, the muskrat populations have declined by at least one-half in 34 US states. The collapse was near-total, between 90 and 99 percent in a handful of states. Rhode Island's muskrat populations are estimated to be roughly 15 percent of what they were several decades ago.
The muskrat or common muskrat [1] (Ondatra zibethicus) is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
The round-tailed muskrat is a semiaquatic and nocturnal species native to the southeastern United States. [3] Limited sexual dimorphism is seen among round-tailed muskrats, with female adults weighing an average of 262 grams (9.2 oz) and male adults measuring at a slightly heavier average of 279 grams (9.8 oz). [3]
The round-tailed muskrat (N. alleni) is only found in Florida and adjacent Georgia, just outside of the range of O. zibethicus. Some authorities place both genera in different tribes (Ondatrini for Ondatra , Neofibrini for Neofiber ), but the American Society of Mammalogists places both in Ondatrini, and some molecular evidence supports a close ...
The cricetids are small mammals, ranging from just 5–8 cm (2.0–3.1 in) in length and 7 g (0.25 oz) in weight in the New World pygmy mouse up to 41–62 cm (16–24 in) and 1.1 kg (2.4 lb) in the muskrat. The length of their tails varies greatly in relation to their bodies, and they may be either furred or sparsely haired.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pembroke had a population of 14,364 living in 6,542 of its 6,888 total private dwellings, a change of 3.5% from its 2016 population of 13,882. With a land area of 14.32 km 2 (5.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,003.1/km 2 (2,597.9/sq mi) in 2021. [1]
The first fur trappers were native, but starting in the 1920s increasing numbers of European trappers entered the region. Beaver and muskrat populations were heavily depleted, especially in areas around and south of Great Slave Lake. [55]
Megalomys desmarestii, also known as the Martinique muskrat, [2] Desmarest's pilorie, [3] or the Martinique giant rice rat, [1] is an extinct rice rat from Martinique in the Caribbean. Description [ edit ]