mink vs. muskrat

a semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, especially the North American M. vison.

the fur of this animal, brownish in the natural state and having lustrous outside hairs and a thick, soft undercoat.

a coat, stole, etc., made of this fur.

a large, aquatic, North American rodent, Ondatra zibethica, having a musky odor.

its thick, light-brown fur, used for coats, for hats, as a trimming, etc.