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Scientific Name
Marmota monax
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
WOODCHUCK
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Sciuromorpha |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | Xerinae |
| Tribe | Marmotini |
| Genus | Marmota |
| Subgenus | Marmota (Marmota) |
| Species | Marmota monax |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Breeding in march, young born in April/May
Elevation Range Tags
- Low to High
Park Rank Tags
-
Park infrequent
Probbaly less common in recent decades as forest cover reduces forage.
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/15b9709faab7453db9d51cdad3aedd09;
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