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Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Photo by thisgreenlife
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Field Notes

Description:

Trying to get the bird food

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Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben, 1777), American Red Squirrel

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

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TracyL
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Comments (4)
TracyL
I agree it def looks like a fox squirrel
lokugo
Perhaps a fox squirrel (sciurus niger)? I read their population is primarily on east coast, but introduced to California.
TracyL
it looks like a grey squirrel, red squirrels have longer hairs on the tips of their ears, grey squirrels can be reddish black white ect...
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PublishedAugust 23, 2011

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