Commonly known as groundhogs, they are a large terrestrial rodent belonging to the squirrel family, known for digging holes and building nests on the ground. Widely distributed in temperate and frigid regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including grasslands in Asia, mountainous areas in North America, and forest edges in Europe. The body is thick and robust, usually between 50 and 70 centimeters in length, with short and dense fur that helps maintain body temperature in cold environments. The limbs are short and strong, suitable for digging, and the sharp claws are digging tools. It is a social animal that often forms groups of multiple individuals and lives together in a complex underground tunnel system. It is a diurnal animal.

The marmot is a mammal belonging to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia of the class Mammalia; Also known as groundhog. The largest terrestrial and burrowing herbivorous and hibernating wild animal in the squirrel family. There are 14 subspecies worldwide, with 4 species in China. Distributed in Siberia and Mongolia of Russia, and also in Inner Mongolia of China. Resting in plateaus, meadows, foothills, and other areas, the lower edge of sunny slopes in plains and mountains is its high-density aggregation zone. Active during the day, with a large appetite, gnawing on a large amount of grass every day, enduring hunger and satiety, and preferring juicy feed with high water content, post rain grass, and dew grass. Likes to live in groups, easy to drive, does not harm people, is not heat-resistant, afraid of direct sunlight, and has strong disease resistance.