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Muskrats are furry animals that love to live near water. They are great swimmers and build cozy homes called lodges using plants and mud.
Key details
- Length
- 45-65 cm
- Weight
- 0.6-2 kg
- Lifespan
- 3-4 years
- Top Speed
- 5 km/h
- Litter Size
- 4-8
- Gestation
- 28-30 days
Traits
FurryWebbed FeetSocialHerbivorousWetlandDiurnalKeystone Species
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The Muskrat has a stocky, brownish-red body with a lighter belly and small ears. Its most distinctive features are its long, flattened, and nearly hairless tail, and its partially webbed hind feet for swimming.
Baby muskrats, called 'kits,' are born blind and hairless but grow incredibly fast to survive!
Muskrats are so agile underwater, they can even swim backward to escape predators!
Muskrats build dome-shaped homes called 'lodges' from mud and plants, looking like mini beaver dams!
