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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vancouver Island marmot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7526292 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Vancouver Island marmot Context triple: [Mukmuk, basedOn, Vancouver Island marmot]
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Olympic marmot
The Olympic marmot is a large, burrowing ground squirrel species endemic to Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, where it inhabits alpine and subalpine meadows.
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Himalayan marmot
The Himalayan marmot is a large, burrowing ground squirrel native to high-altitude regions of the Himalayas, known for its thick fur, social colonies, and adaptation to cold alpine environments.
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Ursus americanus vancouveri
Ursus americanus vancouveri is a subspecies of the American black bear native to coastal regions of British Columbia, particularly Vancouver Island.
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American pika
The American pika is a small, cold-adapted mammal of rocky alpine and subalpine habitats in western North America, known for its high-pitched calls and for storing vegetation in “haypiles” to survive the winter.
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E.
Ursus arctos crowtheri
Ursus arctos crowtheri is an extinct subspecies of brown bear that once inhabited North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Vancouver Island marmot Target entity description: 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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A.
Olympic marmot
The Olympic marmot is a large, burrowing ground squirrel species endemic to Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, where it inhabits alpine and subalpine meadows.
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B.
Himalayan marmot
The Himalayan marmot is a large, burrowing ground squirrel native to high-altitude regions of the Himalayas, known for its thick fur, social colonies, and adaptation to cold alpine environments.
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C.
Ursus americanus vancouveri
Ursus americanus vancouveri is a subspecies of the American black bear native to coastal regions of British Columbia, particularly Vancouver Island.
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D.
American pika
The American pika is a small, cold-adapted mammal of rocky alpine and subalpine habitats in western North America, known for its high-pitched calls and for storing vegetation in “haypiles” to survive the winter.
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E.
Ursus arctos crowtheri
Ursus arctos crowtheri is an extinct subspecies of brown bear that once inhabited North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endangered species
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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
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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
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white markings on nose and forehead ⓘ |
| eats |
forbs
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grasses ⓘ herbaceous plants ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
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Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInProtectedArea |
Mount Washington area
NERFINISHED
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Strathcona Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| furColor |
chocolate-brown
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dark brown ⓘ |
| genus | Marmota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine meadows
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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
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habitat loss ⓘ predation by cougars ⓘ predation by golden eagles ⓘ predation by wolves ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1915 ⓘ |
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Subject: Vancouver Island marmot Description of subject: 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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