Muskrats often live together as a‘nuclear family', consisting of a mother, her mate, and their young,
though these are usually near other families in local Muskrat communities.
Due to their quick growth and the quality of their furs, commercial Muskrat farming became popular over time,
and the animals were introduced for such purposes in many areas outside of their natural ranges, often with the unwanted consequence of disrupting the environs they made their new homes within.