Woodchuck
Marmota monax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusMarmota (Marmots)
- SpeciesMarmota monax (Woodchuck)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Pine Vole
Microtus pinetorum
Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
📅 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 Shenandoah National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Woodchuck sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 153 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Woodchuck in Shenandoah National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Woodchuck in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.