Woodchuck
Marmota monax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusMarmota (Marmots)
- SpeciesMarmota monax (Woodchuck)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Woodchuck in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Woodchuck sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 179 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Woodchuck in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Woodchuck in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.