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Fox squirrel

Sciurus niger

Photo by SriElizabeth
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Field Notes

Description:

Not sure of the species, a common squirrel :)

Habitat:

Rocky Mountains

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Comments (3)
SriElizabeth
Thank you :) I just compared that Wiki to the fox squirrel and I'm pretty sure it's a fox squirrel. They are extremely common to Colorado and you're likely to find one on your front porch lol
SushilBarai
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_gray_squirrel
alicelongmartin
I would say Gray Squirrel. A very nice speciman. And possibly female.

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