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.