Vancouver Island marmot

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
right
gptkbp:activityPattern diurnal
gptkbp:breedingSeason late April to early May
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:conservationEfforts habitat restoration
captive breeding
reintroduction
gptkbp:conservationStatus Critically Endangered
gptkbp:describedBy Joseph William Merriam
gptkbp:describedYear 1911
gptkbp:diet herbivore
leaves
flowers
grasses
roots
herbs
gptkbp:distribution central and southern Vancouver Island
gptkbp:endemicTo gptkb:Vancouver_Island
gptkbp:family gptkb:Sciuridae
gptkbp:features one of the world’s rarest mammals
gptkbp:furColor white patches
chocolate brown
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Marmota
gptkbp:gestationPeriod about 30 days
gptkbp:habitat mountain slopes
subalpine meadows
gptkbp:hibernates true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vancouver Island marmot
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Critically Endangered
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length 56-70 cm
gptkbp:lifespanWild up to 10 years
gptkbp:litterSize 3-4 pups
gptkbp:nativeRange gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:order gptkb:Rodentia
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:populationWild less than 200 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:predators gptkb:cougars
wolves
golden eagles
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
Vancouver Island Marmot Recovery Foundation
gptkbp:scientificName Marmota vancouverensis
gptkbp:socialStructure colonial
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:weight 3.5-7 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mukmuk
gptkb:Strathcona_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7