Woodchuck

Marmota monax

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Insufficient data

overall probability at Banff National Park

1 Verified records at Banff National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as the woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. A lowland creature of North America, it is found through much of the Eastern United States, across Canada and into Alaska. It was given its scientific name as Mus monax by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, based on a description of the animal by George Edwards, published in 1743. The groundhog, being a lowland animal, is exceptional among marmots. Other marmots, such as the yellow-bellied and hoary marmots, live in rocky and mountainous areas. Groundhogs are considered one of the most solitary of marmot species. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Banff National Park

Marmota caligata

40–50% · Likely

Callospermophilus lateralis

60–70% · Likely

Urocitellus columbianus

60–70% · Likely

LC Endemic

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Tamias minimus

Tamias amoenus

Glaucomys sabrinus

Urocitellus richardsonii

Sciurus carolinensis

Erethizon dorsatus

Castor canadensis

Ondatra zibethicus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Woodchuck at Banff National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
7	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
8	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
9	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
10	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
11	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

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Woodchuck

Closest Relatives at Banff National Park

Hoary Marmot

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Columbian Ground Squirrel

American Red Squirrel

Least Chipmunk

Yellow-pine Chipmunk

Northern Flying Squirrel

Richardson's Ground Squirrel

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Quiller

American Beaver

Muskrat

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found