Conservation Status
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Muskrats are not endangered and are common in the US.
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Ecology
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Muskrats build conical houses above the water level. Houses are made from plants within the marshes.
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General Description
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The muskrat ranges throughout most of the US and Canada. Muskrats are large rodents with long naked flattened tails. The live in ponds, lakes, and marshes. Muskrats were highly valued in the fur trade.
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Trophic Strategy
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Muskrats eat freshwater clams, aquatic vegetation, and sometimes small fish. They are omnivores.
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