<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Ondatra zibethicus</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Ondatra</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>muskrat</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>muskrat beavers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>muskrats</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>musquashes</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Members of the only living species in its genus. It is a medium-sized rodent with a laterally flattened tail, short legs, and a compact body, indigenous to wetlands of North America but found also in South America, Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Siberia, adjacent areas of China and Mongolia, and Honshu Island in Japan. ]]></note></mads>