To friends who want to understand the groundhog, simply say how many kinds of groundhogs are divided, and some small animals that look exactly like groundhogs are what they are, where are the groundhogs produced, the price of the groundhogs, how much is the groundhog, why there is a gap in the price of the groundhog, many people ask the difference between marmots and groundhogs, in fact, the groundhogs here refer to black-tailed groundhogs, and the groundhogs can be roughly divided into:
Black-tailed groundhog
1, black-tailed marmot imported from North America artificial breeding for many generations as pet relatives do not carry plague bacteria, the current market price of 2000-2500
2, the domestic Tibetan marmot commonly known as the groundhog in the plague bacteria there is a controversy, most people say that the wild has plague bacteria, but has not yet seen the farm current market price of 600-1000
3, mistakenly think that the groundhog grassland weasel: not a groundhog at all, but because of the long resemblance to the groundhog, in the pet circle barely called mini groundhog, grassland weasel only wild, no artificial breeding, so a large chance contains plague, bitten must be injected, the current market price of 200-500
4, ground squirrel: also resembles the variety of groundhog, but does not belong to the groundhog, the market has no circulation, no price
The following is a detailed description of the groundhogs
<h1>Black-tailed marmot - Black-tailed prairie dog rat</h1>
It is a member of the rodent order, prairie dog rat genus, and member of the squirrel family. When you see this dog word, you know that their physique will be larger, with a body length of 28-35 cm and a weight of 1000-1500 grams.
Main features: The body is long and fat, and the head is short and broad. The neck is stubby, the ears are short, the overall gray-brown, the abdomen is grayish yellow, and the tip of the tail is black.
Wild blacktail is mainly distributed in the Great Plains of North America, ranging roughly between the US-Canada border and the US-Mexico border, and is currently not farmed in China and mainly relies on imports.
<h1>Marmot - Marmot is also known as the marmot grass otter</h1>
Marmots are herbivorous, hibernating wild animals that inhabit gregarious cave dwellings.
It belongs to the rodent order, Marmot, squirrel family, is the largest size of the squirrel family. The body length is 30-60 cm, the largest individual is nearly 60 cm long and weighs 3-7 Kg.
Main features: The genus is short and thick, fat and cute, the body hair is short and thick, and the black-tailed marmot is also brownish yellow with fur, which has more black hair than the black-tailed marmot brain gate.
It is said that the marmots on the farm will be cheap, but no so-called farms have been found.
<h1>Mini Groundhog - Prairie weasel (not a groundhog at all</h1>).
Weasels are herbivorous, hibernating wild animals that inhabit solitary burrowing.
The "prairie weasel" that is most likely to be mistaken for a groundhog in China.
It belongs to the order Rodents, Squirrel family. Pet trading is often referred to as mini marmots. It does not belong to the groundhog itself.
The body length is about 16 to 26 cm. The pinna is small, the eyes are large and prominent, commonly known as "big-eyed thieves". There are well-developed buccal sacs in the mouth, black claws, yellowish body hair, black-brown hairs on the forehead and back, yellowish-white abdomen, and white terryl around the eye sockets.
His small brain volume led to his lack of affection. It's even a little fierce.
The above are the three kinds of marmots currently circulating on the market.
<h1>A species that resembles a groundhog - "ground squirrel"</h1>
The following is to tell you that a kind of groundhog does not belong, although there is no domestic one, but it is also similar to the groundhog breed "ground squirrel". It is mainly distributed in South Africa and western America. It is close to the size of marmots. At present, there is no circulation in the domestic market. For viewing only.