 Groundhog on Laval University campus, Quebec, Canada Image by Cephas, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 |
GroundhogsGroundhog Groundhog Species of rodent "Woodchuck" redirects here. For other uses, see Groundhog (disambiguation) and Woodchuck (disambiguation). "Whistle Pig" redirects here. For the whiskey distillery, see WhistlePig. 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] It was given its scientific name as Mus monax by Carl Linnaeus in 1758,[4] based on a description of the animal by George Edwards, published in 1743.[5] Quick facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ... Groundhog Groundhog at Laval University campus, Quebec City, Canada Conservation status… (Source: Wikipedia)
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