Gentlemens:
Welcome to the Mushrat Forum!
"....They may look like rats but are not the common house type. "
Everyone knows the best rats come from Norway.
FWIW. the two extreme ends of the palatablity scale for wild creatures are ruffed grouse at the top and porcupine at the bottom. Both are unchallenged at their positions. I ain't never 'et no mushrat, but it will no doubt fit comfortably between these two.
Glenn