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Woodchuck

Marmota monax

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Description:

A large rodent in the Sciuridae family. Quite destructive around our area of harrisburg, PA

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Comments (5)
The MnMs
Ah, good to know! haha :-) I was wondering because they really looked alike :-)
Caleb Steindel
Well groundhogs and woodchucks are the same, so it could be Phil
The MnMs
Oh, no, my mistake, Phil is a groundhog!...still both cute :-)

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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backyard mammals of PA
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PublishedJuly 8, 2014

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