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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Vancouver Island marmot canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endangered species ⓘ
ground squirrel ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
averageLitterSize 3 or 4 pups ⓘ
behavior hibernates in winter ⓘ
binomialName Marmota vancouverensis ⓘ
linked to: Marmota
bodyLength approximately 65 to 70 centimeters ⓘ
bodyMass approximately 3 to 7 kilograms ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName Marmota vancouverensis ⓘ
linked to: Marmota

Vancouver Island marmot ⓘ
conservationAction captive breeding programs ⓘ
habitat restoration ⓘ
reintroduction to the wild ⓘ
conservationOrganization Marmot Recovery Foundation ⓘ
conservationPriority high ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
countryEndemism Canada ⓘ
describedBy Alfred Brazier Howell ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishingFeature chocolate-brown fur ⓘ
white markings on nose and forehead ⓘ
eats forbs ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
herbaceous plants ⓘ
endemicTo British Columbia ⓘ
Vancouver Island ⓘ
family Sciuridae ⓘ
foundInProtectedArea Mount Washington area ⓘ
Strathcona Provincial Park ⓘ
furColor chocolate-brown ⓘ
dark brown ⓘ
genus Marmota ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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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Mukmuk → basedOn → Vancouver Island marmot ⓘ