Common Name
Woodchuck
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Species Name
Marmota monax
States
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Distribution
From eastern Oklahoma, northern Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia north to Canada over to Alaska and possibly south into northern Idaho.
Notes
A very large squirrel. Hilly & rocky areas in open woodlands with fields or meadows. Hibernate 4 to 6 months per year. Can climb trees, agricultural pests. No closed season.
Ohio
Largest squirrel in Ohio