Fox squirrel
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Fox squirrel[1] Temporal range: Middle Holocene–present (7,000–0 YBP)[2] | |
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Fox squirrel in J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Sciurus |
Subgenus: | Sciurus |
Species: | S. niger |
Binomial name | |
Sciurus niger | |
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Fox squirrel's range (excludes introduced populations) |
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The fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant's fox squirrel,[3] is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North America. Despite the differences in size and coloration, it is sometimes mistaken for American red squirrels or eastern gray squirrels in areas where the species co-exist.[5]