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Vancouver Island marmot

Rodents
The Vancouver Island marmot naturally occurs only in the high mountains of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia. This particular marmot species is large compared to some other marmots, and most other rodents. Wikipedia
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (Population decreasing)
Scientific name: Marmota vancouverensis
Trophic level: Herbivorous
Mass: 10 lbs (Adult)
Class: Mammalia
Family: Sciuridae
Kingdom: Animalia