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Woodchuck (Groundhog)
Marmota monax
40.5138, -88.9804
Field Notes
Description:
Medium sized rodent with gray to brown fur, a dark muzzle and black guard hairs. Legs are short in relation to body size.
Habitat:
Usually open areas such as pastures, fields and woodland areas, but sometime found in urban areas.
Notes:
This individual is one of our wild "neighbors". I only recently sighted this young woodchuck as it was grazing on fallen leaves near a storage building.
Reference Links:
Groundhog
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PublishedNovember 9, 2011
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