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Fox squirrel

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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]

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
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
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[3]

Secure  (NatureServe)[4]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sciurus
Subgenus: Sciurus
Species:
S. niger
Binomial name
Sciurus niger
Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies
  • S. n. niger – southern fox squirrel
  • S. n. avicinnia – mangrove fox squirrel or Big Cypress fox squirrel
  • S. n. bachmani – upland fox Squirrel
  • S. n. cinereus – Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel
  • S. n. limitis – Texas fox squirrel
  • S. n. ludovicianus – pineywoods fox squirrel
  • S. n. rufiventer– western fox squirrel or Say's fox squirrel
  • S. n. shermani – Sherman's fox squirrel
  • S. n. subauratus – delta fox squirrel
  • S. n. vulpinus – eastern fox squirrel
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Fox squirrel's range (excludes introduced populations)
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