Is the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Mascot Sumi a Squirrel?

Is it just me or does the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics mascot Sumi look like a squirrel?  From Vancouver2010.com:

Sumi is an animal spirit who lives in the mountains of British Columbia. Like many Canadians, Sumi's background is drawn from many places. He wears the hat of the orca whale, flies with the wings of the mighty thunderbird and runs on the strong furry legs of the black bear.

So he has a whale hat, can fly and has bear legs, but what is he?  Looks like a squirrel to me.