Muskrats are not the true rats which belong to the genus Rattus. There are two scent glands near its tail which give off a strong musky smell that is used by muskrat to declare its territory.n adult muskrat is just a little longer than the brown rat but it weighs four times the weight of brown rat. It has a medium or dark brown coat with small but thick hair and the color of its belly is lighter than the body. The two-layer fur protects it from cold water.
A mercenary is the legacy term used to refer to overseas security consultants or contractors who perform military-like work for pay in the private sector. These individuals are typically trained soldiers (or trained in support of security personnel) that work for a private company or non-governmental agency.
In the last century, and as reflected in the Geneva Convention, mercenaries have increasingly come to been seen as less entitled to protections by rules of war than non-mercenaries. However, whether or not a person is a mercenary may be a matter of degree, as financial and national interests may overlap.e) is not a member of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict; and. (f) has not been sent by a State which is not a Party to the conflict on official duty as a member of its armed forces. All the criteria (a â f) must be met, according to the Geneva Convention, for a combatant to be described as a mercenary.