Like you already know, they're endangered, but I don't think that should be a disqualifier for you not to have one if you take care of it. Hell, get 2 and breed them. Look at the chinchilla. They're nonexistent in the wild, but no where near extinct because of, and this is going to sound weird, the fur trade. If chinchillas weren't bred for fur and then later sold as pets, they would have been extinct decades ago.