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Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Beldings?

Habitat:

garden

Species ID Suggestions

Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (3)
Jacob Gorneau
Hi Emma! What a beautiful squirrel! It appears to me this is Sciurus niger, the Fox Squirrel. Belding's seems to have less of a distinction between the underside of the body and the upperside.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2013

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