While many Americans would recognize famed Punxsutawney Phil as a groundhog, they may not know much else about the species. For starters, groundhog is a misnomer, said Chris Whittier, V97, research assistant professor of conservation medicine at Cummings School. They are actually in the same family as chipmunks and prairie dogs. They are actually large squirrels. Capable of weighing up to 15 pounds, groundhogs are among the largest members of the squirrel family Sciuridae and within the taxonomic tribe of marmots or ground squirrels—a group that also includes chipmunks and prairie dogs. Like these relatives, groundhogs are powerful diggers that make large, complex underground burrows. These burrows are not only potentially helpful to soils for aeration and nutrient recycling, but they are often used by other burrowing animals such as foxes, opossums, raccoons, and skunks. Groundhogs are important intermediaries in the food chain. But they also may eat things we consider pests, such as grubs, other insects, and snails.
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