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Groundhog

Marmota monax

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Description:

a large rodent of the family sciuridae. groundhogs are also called woodchucks and whistle pigs. they are a type of marmot, the largest genera of ground squirrels. marmots normally live in alpine habitats, but the groundhog lives in flat terrain or rolling hillsides

Habitat:

woods, fields, meadows

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PublishedApril 4, 2016

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