Groundhog
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| phylum | Chordata | The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck, whistle-pig, or in some areas land-beaver, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. Other marmots, such as the yellow-bellied and hoary marmots, live in rocky and mountainous areas, but the woodchuck is a lowland creature. It is widely distributed in North America and common in the northeastern and central United States as well as Canada.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Rodentia | |
| family | Sciuridae | |
| genus | Marmota | |
| species | M. monax |
