Vancouver Island marmot

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The Vancouver Island marmot is a critically endangered rodent species endemic to Canada's Vancouver Island, known for its chocolate-brown fur and intensive conservation efforts to prevent its extinction.

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instanceOf endangered species
ground squirrel
mammal
activityPattern diurnal
averageLitterSize 3 or 4 pups
behavior hibernates in winter
binomialName Marmota vancouverensis NERFINISHED
bodyLength approximately 65 to 70 centimeters
bodyMass approximately 3 to 7 kilograms
class Mammalia
commonName Marmota vancouverensis NERFINISHED
Vancouver Island marmot
conservationAction captive breeding programs
habitat restoration
reintroduction to the wild
conservationOrganization Marmot Recovery Foundation NERFINISHED
conservationPriority high
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List NERFINISHED
countryEndemism Canada NERFINISHED
describedBy Alfred Brazier Howell NERFINISHED
diet herbivorous
distinguishingFeature chocolate-brown fur
white markings on nose and forehead
eats forbs
grasses
herbaceous plants
endemicTo British Columbia NERFINISHED
Vancouver Island NERFINISHED
family Sciuridae NERFINISHED
foundInProtectedArea Mount Washington area NERFINISHED
Strathcona Provincial Park NERFINISHED
furColor chocolate-brown
dark brown
genus Marmota NERFINISHED
habitat alpine meadows
subalpine meadows
talus slopes
IUCNRedListCategory CR
IUCNStatus Critically Endangered
kingdom Animalia
lifespanInCaptivity up to about 14 years
lifespanInWild about 6 to 10 years
nativeRange mountainous regions of Vancouver Island
order Rodentia
phylum Chordata
rangeCountry Canada NERFINISHED
reproduction givesBirthToLiveYoung
socialStructure colonial
taxonRank species
threat habitat fragmentation
habitat loss
predation by cougars
predation by golden eagles
predation by wolves
yearDescribed 1915

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