Editing Groundhog (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
The groundhog dwells in lowland habitats, unlike other marmots that live in rocky and mountainous areas.  ''Marmota monax'' has a wide geographic range. The groundhog prefers open country and the edges of woodland, being rarely found far from a burrow entrance.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Grizzell |first1=Roy A. |date=April 1955 |title=A Study of the Southern Woodchuck, Marmota monax monax |journal=American Midland Naturalist |volume=53 |issue=2 |pages=257–293 |doi=10.2307/2422068 |jstor=2422068}}</ref> It can typically be found in small woodlots, low-elevation forests, fields and pastures, and hedgerows. It constructs dens in well-drained soil, and most groundhogs have summer and winter dens. Human activity has increased food access and abundance, allowing ''M. monax'' to thrive.<ref name=ADW>{{cite web|url=http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Marmota_monax/|title=Marmota monax (woodchuck)|website=Animal Diversity Web|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220161438/http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Marmota_monax/|url-status=live}}</ref>