Ondatra

== Translingual == === Etymology === From French ondatra, from Huron/Wyandot; see ondatra. === Proper noun === Ondatra m A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus (sole extant species). ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Rodentia – order; Myomorpha – suborder; Muroidea – superfamily; Cricetidae – family; Arvicolinae – subfamily; Cricetini – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Ondatra zibethicus – sole extant species; see “Ondatra”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026 for extinct species === References === Muskrat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ondatra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ondatra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Ondatra in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell. Ondatra at Animal Diversity Web Ondatra at AnimalBase Ondatra at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Ondatra at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Ondatra”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026