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Some facts about the
Woodchuck

Adult weight : 4 kg (8.8 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 14 years

Female maturity :548 days

Male maturity : 548 days

Gestation : 32 days

Weaning : 46 days

Litter size : 5

Litters per year : 1

Weight at birth : 0.027 kg (0.0594 lbs)

Weight at weaning : 0.248 kg (0.5456 lbs)

Basal metabolic rate : 4 W

Body mass : 2.65 kg (5.83 lbs)

Temperature : 36.85 °C (98.33 °F)

Source: AnAge, licensed under CC

Woodchuck

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Species : Marmota monax

 

The Woodchuck is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Canada and United States

Facts about the woodchuck

Most marmots live in rocky and mountainous areas, but the Woodchuck is a creature of the lowlands.

The Junior WoodchucksIn Disney's fictional Scrooge McDuck universe, The Junior Woodchucks are the Boy Scout-like youth organization to which Donald Duck's nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie, belong.

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In Disney's fictional Scrooge McDuck universe, The Junior Woodchucks are the Boy Scout-like youth organization to which Donald Duck's nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie, belong. (Full text)

Marmota monax is one of the few mammals that truly hibernates. (Full text)

As odd as it may seem, a groundhog or wood chuck, Marmota monax, is a member of the squirr (Full text)

Its common name, woodchuck, is an anglicized corruption of an Indian name for this species. (Full text)

The woodchuck is a true hibernator. (Full text)

To control this digging in undesired locations, the woodchucks are caught using live traps. (Full text)

The groundhog, or woodchuck, Marmota monax, is a North American marmot, a ground-dwelling member of the squirrel family, Sciuridae, order Rodentia. (Full text)

The name Woodchuck is also used about a Woodpecker . (Full text)

The Wisconsin Woodchucks are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, an NCAA summer baseball league. (Full text)

Woodchucks are a common farm and garden pest. (Full text)

But due to a quirk of biology, some woodchucks are performing a much more important service for people year-round. (Full text)

A groundhog or woodchuck is a rodent of the species Marmota monax. (Full text)

The common American species (Marmota monax) is the woodchuck (also called groundhog), but the name marmot is usually used only for the western variety. (Full text)

Woodchucks are not large, but they're powerful tunnelers. (Full text)

The groundhog or woodchuck, Marmota monax, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. (Full text)

Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758) The Groundhog, Woodchuck, or Whistle Pig, Marmota monax, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. (Full text)

10/28/04: The Woodchuck is watching you! (Full text)

02/02/05: <THE WOODCHUCK IS WATCHING THE X-MAN> (Full text)

Species:monax The groundhog or woodchuck, Marmota monax, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. (Full text)

The woodchuck is a rodent that is also called the groundhog or whistle pigs. (Full text)

TalkBass Forums - Hey, Woodchuck is coming to town. (Full text)

TalkBass Forums - woodchuck is in trouble ! (Full text)

1. groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota monax -- (reddish_brown North American marmot)
groundhog
woodchuck
Marmota monax
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