Woodchucks are groundhogs?

The morning news actually cut into the live broadcast of Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylania so I got to watch the groundhog festivities for the first time live. The newscasters were making comments as one of the guys in the top hats made his proclamation from the little scroll. The groundhog's long time handler, Bill Deeley, (aka Brian Doyle Murray) is retiring after this year so they made some niceties about him. One of which was said 'having the record of the number of times being kissed by a groundhog'. One of the newscasters said 'Yeah, that's something to be proud of' and then the other newscaster quipped, 'And having the most times being urinated on'. I busted out laughing at this point.

After Phil saw his shadow and literally being booed off stage by the crowd gathered in Punxsutawney, the news went to the next segment in which the local reporter was out on Beacon Hill talking to a woman who was taking care of a woodchuck. Woodchuck Pete as he was called. Apparently, woodchucks and groundhogs are one in the same. Interesting factoid of the day. Woodchuck Pete didn't see his shadow as witnessed by Spare Change Guy, a local homeless guy they brought onscreen. Thus, shattering Phil's moment in the spotlight. So which burrowing rodent is correct? You make the call.