Ondatra zibethica vs muskrat

Ondatra zibethica and muskrat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ondatra zibethica	Yes	No	No	No
muskrat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Ondatra zibethica and muskrat are synonyms defined as:

Ondatra zibethica and muskrat: beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur

Other synonyms of Ondatra zibethica include musquash.

Ondatra zibethica (noun)	muskrat (noun)
beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur	beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
	the brown fur of a muskrat