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The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as the woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. [2] A lowland creature of North America, it is found through much of the Eastern United States, across Canada and into Alaska. [3]
[3] [4] In North America, on the basis of mean linear dimensions and body masses through the year, the smallest species appears to be the Alaska marmot and the largest is the Olympic marmot. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 6 ] Some species, such as the Himalayan marmot and Tarbagan marmot in Asia, appear to attain roughly similar body masses to the Olympic ...
Ground squirrels are rodents of the squirrel family that generally live on the ground or in burrows, rather than in trees like the tree squirrels.The term is most often used for the medium-sized ground squirrels, as the larger ones are more commonly known as marmots (genus Marmota) or prairie dogs, while the smaller and less bushy-tailed ground squirrels tend to be known as chipmunks (genus ...
If you've never seen a marmot before, you might mistake them for another member of the rodent family, especially a groundhog. In reality, though, a marmot is a type of ground squirrel!
Hoary marmot near Helen Lake, Banff National Park, Canada. The hoary marmot is a large, bulky, ground squirrel, with short, heavy limbs, and a broad head. Adults range from 62 to 82 cm (24 to 32 in) in total length, including a 17 to 25 cm (6.7 to 9.8 in) tail.
The yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventer), also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus. [2] It is one of fourteen species of marmots, and is native to mountainous and semi-arid regions of southwestern Canada and western United States, including the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and the Great Basin, often (but not exclusively) living above ...
The tarabagan marmot is one of the two only marmot species to inhabit lowland areas, the other being the groundhog. [ 8 ] It is mainly found throughout Mongolia, with its range extending west to the Altai Mountains , east to Inner Mongolia , north to Transbaikal , and south to the Dzungarian Basin , in the Gobi Desert .
Marmot Day is a relatively new Alaskan holiday with parallels to Groundhog Day. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Sarah Palin signed a bill in 2009 to officially make every February 2 Marmot Day. [ 26 ] The bill, introduced by Senator Linda Menard , said, "It made sense for the marmot to become Alaska's version of Punxsutawney Phil , the Pennsylvania groundhog ...