Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Not evaluated (IUCN) |
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| Protected by | 1 international agreement |
| Reported as invasive by | NOBANIS, see also fact sheet |
| Most preferred habitats |
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Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Least Concern
Europe
Not evaluated
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
| Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
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| EU Regulation 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species (The IAS Regulation) |
https://ec.europa.eu/environ...en/list/index_en.htm
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Common names and synonyms
Common Name
No synonyms available.
Other resources
| CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
| EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
| Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
