Scientific Name: | Gulo gulo vancouverensis Goldman, 1935 | ||||||||||
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English Name: | Wolverine, vancouverensis subspecies | ||||||||||
Classification / Taxonomy | |||||||||||
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Hall, E. R. 1981a. The Mammals of North America, second edition. Vols. I & II. John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 1181 pp. | ||||||||||
Classification Level: | Subspecies | ||||||||||
Species Group: | Vertebrate Animal | ||||||||||
Species Code: | M-GUGU-VA | ||||||||||
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Conservation Status / Legal Designation | |||||||||||
Global Status: | G4TH (Apr 2016) | ||||||||||
Provincial Status: | SH (May 2017) | ||||||||||
BC List: | Red | ||||||||||
Provincial FRPA list: | Y (May 2004) | ||||||||||
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COSEWIC Status: | Special Concern (May 2014) | ||||||||||
SARA Schedule: | 1 - Special Concern (Jun 2018) | ||||||||||
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Ecology & Life History | |||||||||||
General Description: | |||||||||||
Migration Characteristics: (Global / Provincial) | |||||||||||
Nonmigrant: Local Migrant: Distant Migrant: Within Borders Migrant: |
N / N / N / na / |
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Habitats: (Type / Subtype / Dependence) |
Alpine/Tundra / Alpine Grassland / Unknown
Alpine/Tundra / Alpine/Subalpine Meadow / Unknown Forest / Conifer Forest - Dry / Facultative - frequent use Forest / Conifer Forest - Mesic (average) / Facultative - frequent use Forest / Conifer Forest - Moist/wet / Facultative - frequent use Forest / Deciduous/Broadleaf Forest / Facultative - frequent use Forest / Mixed Forest (deciduous/coniferous mix) / Facultative - frequent use Grassland/Shrub / Grassland / Facultative - occasional use Grassland/Shrub / Meadow / Facultative - frequent use Grassland/Shrub / Shrub - Natural / Facultative - occasional use Other Unique Habitats / Avalanche Track / Facultative - occasional use Other Unique Habitats / Estuary / Facultative - occasional use Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Cliff / Facultative - occasional use Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Facultative - occasional use Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Talus / Facultative - occasional use Stream/River / Stream/River / Facultative - occasional use Wetland / Bog / Facultative - occasional use Wetland / Fen / Facultative - occasional use Wetland / Marsh / Facultative - occasional use Wetland / Swamp / Facultative - occasional use |
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Provincial Habitat Comments: | Habitat keywords copied from species record. | ||||||||||
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Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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Colonial Breeder: | N | ||||||||||
Length(cm)/width(cm)/Weight(g): | / / | ||||||||||
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Distribution | |||||||||||
Endemic: | Y | ||||||||||
Global Range Comment: | This subspecies is endemic to Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Nagorsen 1990). Formerly ranged coast to coast on the island, but now confined to the inaccessible areas of the central mountain ranges and the west coast of Vancouver Island (Banci 1994). | ||||||||||
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References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. 2004. Wolverine in Accounts and measures for managing identified wildlife. British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Victoria, BC. 52pp. |
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COSEWIC. 2003o. COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the wolverine Gulo gulo in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vi + 41 pp. |
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Stevens, V., and S. Lofts. 1988. Species Notes for Mammals. Vol. 1 in A.P. Harcombe, tech. ed. Wildlife Habitat Handbooks for the Southern Interior Ecoprovince. B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, Wildl. Branch. Tech. Rep. R-15. 174pp. |
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Gulo gulo vancouverensis. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Feb 6, 2025).