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Woodchuck

Marmota monax

Photo by Kyle A
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41.9062, -71.4451

Field Notes

Description:

About 3 inches long.

Habitat:

Found in the filter pit of a pool filter house.

Species ID Suggestions

Woodchuck

Marmota monax

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Davidbygott
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Comments (3)
Davidbygott
Woodchuck looks really close, see the drawings at my link.
Kyle A
No Fox squirrels as far as I know. R.I. DEM lists 5 types of squirrels in R.I.: Eastern gray squirrel, Southern flying squirrel, Red squirrel, Chipmunk and the Woodchuck. I knew missing the front of the skull would make an ID more difficult. There are Muskrats around here also. My first thought was a raccoon or woodchuck.
MrsPbio
Appears to be a large rodent maybe. Do you have fox squirrels nearby? Or groundhogs? The very front of the skull would have helped.

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Identifying Animals Through Osteology
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedMay 16, 2014

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