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Common Name: Woodchuck
Scientific Name: Marmota monax
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Scuridae
Subfamily: Zerinae
Genus: Marmota
Species: monax

Woodchucks and whistle pigs are different names for the same animal. There doesn’t seem to be much rhyme or reason as to why different parts of the continent use different names but no matter which name you choose to use this rodent, welcomed or not, has become an very common resident in yards and gardens across North America.