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Douglas Squirrel

Tamiasciurus douglasii

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a pine squirrel found in the Pacific coastal states and provinces of North America. It is sometimes known as the Chickaree or Pine Squirrel.

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HemaShah
Donna, I spotted this squirrel in Concord.ca. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8608433 Is this a Douglas? The ranger on Mt Diablo was telling me that the squirrels up there are hybrids between Western Gray and Fox. The native were the Gray and then the Fox cam in.

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