Marmota vancouverensis

– Endangered

Taxonomy

Kingdom:	ANIMALIA
Phylum:	CHORDATA
Class:	MAMMALIA
Order:	RODENTIA
Family:	SCIURIDAE
Scientific Name:	Marmota vancouverensis
Species Authority:	Swarth, 1911
Common Name/s:	VANCOUVER ISLAND MARMOT (Eng) VANCOUVER MARMOT (Eng)

Assessment Information

Red List Category & Criteria:

EN C2b, D ver 2.3 (1994)

Year Assessed:

2000

Assessor/s:

Nagorsen, D.W.

Evaluator/s:

Hafner, D.J., Yensen, E. & Kirkland, G.L., Jr. (Rodent Red List Authority)

Justification:

Assignment of Marmota vancouverensis is based on the small number of individuals (200-400) in a single population within a restricted area that has been subjected to intensive human modification.

History:

1982	-	Endangered (Thornback and Jenkins 1982)
1986	-	Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1988	-	Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1990	-	Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1994	-	Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1996	-	Endangered (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range

Countries:

Native:

Canada (British Columbia)

Population

Population Trend:

Habitat and Ecology

Habitat and Ecology:	Associated with subalpine herbaceous communities (1,100-1,450 m elevation) with steep slopes where avalanches and snow creep inhibit the growth of trees (Hafner et al. 1998).
System:	Terrestrial

Citation:	Nagorsen, D.W. 2000. Marmota vancouverensis. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 July 2008.
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