Vancouver Island marmot: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Vancouver Island marmot Marmota vancouverensis Critically endangered

Where the Vancouver Island marmot lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 40 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Scientific name	Marmota vancouverensis
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Vancouver Island marmot live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Vancouver Island marmot in 1 country or territory across North America.

Canada

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Vancouver Island marmot endangered?

The Vancouver Island marmot’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Vancouver Island marmot?

The Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Marmota. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Vancouver Island marmot

The Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) is a species of marmot endemic to Vancouver Island, in British Columbia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Vancouver Island marmot (revision 1378845116), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q746636 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).