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Marmota monax
Groundhog, Woodchuck
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Rodentia, Suborder Sciuromorpha, Family Sciuridae, Genus Marmota, Species Marmota monax


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MN: SNR; WI: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Washington Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
National Capital Parks-East	National Mall and Memorial Parks
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Suitland Parkway
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	1/7/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 5:51:55 PM

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