A: The big groundhog is about 24 times heavier than the little gopher. The animals look somewhat similar, however, with short neck, legs, and tail.
The groundhog (also known as a "woodchuck" and "whistle pig") is a marmot - essentially, a giant North American ground squirrel. The gopher is, like the groundhog, a burrowing member of the rodent order but its closest living relatives are kangaroo rats and pocket mice.
The pocket gopher gets its name from large fur-lined cheek pouches that border its face down to its shoulders. These weird roomy pouches function much like jeans pockets. They open to the outside and can be turned inside out for cleaning.
The groundhog hibernates and the gopher does not. By the end of October, the groundhog descends into her hidden burrow beneath a stump or a rock, curls into a relaxed ball, slows her heart from 75 to 4 beats a minute, and drops her body temperature to that of her home. She is so far "asleep" that, even if we warm her, she needs several hours to waken.
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Groundhog or their scientific name Marmota monax.
Since a groundhog is the same thing as a woodchuck, then a baby groundhog would be called a kit or a cub. This is because a baby woodchuck is also called a kit or a cub.
Yes A woodchuck is another name for a groundhog The name "woodchuck" derives from a "chuck" or rodent that lives in the woods
The terms "groundhog" and "woodchuck" refer to the same animal, Marmota monax. "Groundhog" is the common name, while "woodchuck" comes from a Native American name. Both are large rodents found in North America, known for their burrowing habits and hibernation behavior.
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A groundhog and a woodchuck.
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The exact same amount of wood, that a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood or 3
A woodchuck is no more "indigenous" than any other common rodent. A woodchuck, also called a groundhog, is skilled at adapting to its environment and surviving.
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