Nevada records for the muskrat are anchored by Washoe County, with 118 of the 180, and by Toiyabe National Forest and Washoe Lake State Park. They show where people have reported it, not how many animals live there.
These sites put the Nevada record pattern in the state’s northern basins and wetland country. That setting is distinct from the heavily visited parks around Las Vegas. The strongest reporting falls from March through June, with 28 records in March, before a quieter late summer and fall. That’s a record pattern, not proof that the animal is more numerous then.
Research-grade iNaturalist observations make up 178 of the 180 records, and GBIF carries 129 of the total. Those 180 records measure documented encounters, not Nevada’s population size. It’s native to Nevada. Nevada doesn’t specifically list it under the state’s conservation framework, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
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