It is the largest member of the squirrel family. It can grow from 5 to 7 kilograms. It has chocolate brown fur with white spots.

It can be found on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and Canada.

This animal likes to live in high mountain areas.

They eat green vegetation such as wild plants, clover, alfalfa, snails, and insects.

Adults mate underground during the spring. The average litter of pups is 3 and they don't emerge in early July.

Marmots have been endangered since 1980. The population is fewer than 100 individuals. It is 1 of the world's rarest mammals.