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Fox squirrel

Sciurus niger

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Field Notes

Description:

A species of squirrel. These are medium-sized tree-climbing rodents.
Their fur is brown and grey ticked. There is a more rufous brown present on the face and tail.
Fox squirrel, possibly?

Habitat:

Forested and urban areas.

Species ID Suggestions

Fox Squirrel

Sciurus Niger
Ben Whitaker
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Fox squirrel

Sciurus niger
Ben Whitaker
1

Comments (2)
AlexanderStein
Ah, that's neat! I'm conducting an extremely obscure piece for band from the 40's called Legend of the Rockies. Even Google search fail with that one. 0_o
bayucca
I have my ears full of tricky Richard Strauss and Mozart during the 2-days preparations for a concert and trying to imagine what kind of music are you conducting on your icon pic ;-)...

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
The Pacific Northwest Bioregion

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PublishedJanuary 6, 2012

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