A different alphabet game

Ok I have been at this on-and-off since Sunday evening and now I think I might know what it is (holy moles, this one was tough).

I am going to guess...the Mountain Beaver, which carries the alternate English name of Sewellel, the latter of which was derived from the Chinook word for the garments made from its pelt.
 
Alright, folks.

I am thinking of an animal, that begins with the letter T (which also happens to be my first initial; imagine that!).

Here are the initial hints.
  • This species belongs to my favorite group of animals.
  • This species gets its English common name from a region where it is found, which is also the namesake of a condiment brand.
  • This animal is the subject of a song by a (now deceased) local (to said region) singer, which warns the animal to be careful when leaving its home.
 
Astrotom3000 said:
Alright, folks.

I am thinking of an animal, that begins with the letter T (which also happens to be my first initial; imagine that!).

Here are the initial hints.
  • This species belongs to my favorite group of animals.
  • This species gets its English common name from a region where it is found, which is also the namesake of a condiment brand.
  • This animal is the subject of a song by a (now deceased) local (to said region) singer, which warns the animal to be careful when leaving its home.
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Tabasco Mud Turtle?
 
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Regarding the animal of question, here are some initial clues:
  • This creature is not only the national animal of a certain country; but it also appears in the said country’s coat of arms.
  • Decades ago, this animal was declared as an endangered species; but today, their population has since recovered to more than 300,000.
  • This animal was, and still is highly valued for a certain, expensive material that the animal produces in small amounts.
Who could this animal be?
 
The males of this W sends vibrations to communicate with females. They suffer a major seizure after mating and die slowly.
 
Well...
I was able to find one website which says that this is the case with the Writing Spider....though somehow not any other websites or sources.
So that is my tentative guess.
 
Excellent!
The animal I'm thinking of, beginning with X....
This species was once considered a single species of bird native to the waters surrounding North America, but was later decided to in fact be two separate species - though the original scientific name is still bore by one of them.
It was once one of the rarest birds of its sort in the world, but now given similar birds are now also rare, it is not very different in this regard anymore.
Can you perhaps guess the animal I have in mind?
 
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