When it comes to groundhogs, I believe most people's first reaction must be the video of the groundhog screaming, but apart from this scream, do you know anything about groundhogs? Today, let Xiaobian introduce a little knowledge about groundhogs to you!

1. Basic information

[Chinese name] Marmot

[Latin name] Marmota

[Kingdom] Animal Kingdom

【phylum】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate subphylum

【Class】Mammalia

【Subclass】Zhen beasts Subclass

【Order】Rodentia

【Suborder】Squiridae

【Family】Squiridae

【Subfamily】 】Subfamily of ground squirrels

[family] ground squirrels

[genus] genus Marmota

II. Morphological characteristics

Princesses have a body length of 30-60 cm and a weight of 3-7 kg. They have a series of morphological characteristics suitable for burrowing: short and thick body, no neck, short and thick limbs, short tail and ears, thick skull, wide and low interorbital area, prominent supraorbital spur, bony ridge Standing tall, the tendons of all parts of the body are developed and powerful. Their body hair is short and thick, and coat color varies by region, season, and age.

III. Habitat environment

Marmots inhabit various grasslands and alpine meadows in plains and mountains. Alpine meadow grassland, alpine grassland mountain sunny slope, mountain support, slope, terrace, valley, foothill plain and other environments.

IV. Living habits

Marmots inhabit various grasslands and alpine meadows in plains and mountains. They live in clusters and have strong digging ability. The tunnels are deep and complicated, and they are mostly dug under rocky slopes and valleys and bushes. The large amount of sand they push out of the hole is piled up near the mouth of the hole, forming a marmot mound. Groundhogs are generally active during the day. They eat a lot. They eat a lot of fine grass every day, and they like to eat juicy feed with high water content.

The above is the detailed introduction of the groundhog. If you have anything to say, you can leave a message below to discuss, or you can continue to pay attention to this site to learn more about squirrels~