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Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

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Description:

A large squirrel that is highly variable in color, both individually and geographically. Over most of the range, the pelage is rusty yellowish with a pale yellow to orange (or light gray to dirty white) belly and a bushy tail bordered with fulvous-tipped hairs. These guys are not native to this part of the Rocky Mountains they were introduced and tend to be a pain.

Habitat:

Riparian cottonwood forests. Riparian stands of box elder, green ash, plains cottonwood, and willow and town parks. More prone to open forest

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