Vancouver Island Marmot

Marmota vancouverensis

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Mammalia · Rodentia · Sciuridae

The Vancouver Island marmot is a species of marmot endemic to Vancouver Island, in British Columbia.

Fun Fact

Since that time, the population has begun to increase as a result of an ongoing program to restore wild populations of this unique Canadian species.

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

Consumed by marmots on Vancouver Island, who typically switch from grasses in the early spring to plants like lupines in the late summer.

Lifespan

To be updated