Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Braun, Janet K., Mares, Michael A., Coyner, Brandi S. & Loucks, Lynda S., 2020, New Records Of Mammals From Oklahoma, Occasional Papers of the Museum 364, pp. 1-24 : 14

Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Common Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus is distributed across the state, although specimen records are not common. Caire et al. (1989) reported specimen records for only 23 counties and observational records for five additional counties. Braun and Revelez (2005) reported specimen records for Canadian and Rogers counties, and McDonald (2006a) reported records for Blaine County. Observational records have been reported for most Oklahoma counties ( McDonald 2006b; Caire et al. 2010). New specimen records are reported for Cherokee, Grady, and McClain counties.

Specimen records (3). —Cherokee County (1): Tahlequah, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 3684). Grady County (1): Chickasha, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 2495). McClain County (1): I-35, S of Oklahoma City, Wayne, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 3685).