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Mexican fox squirrel

Sciurus nayaritensis

Description:

Squirrel feeding with acorn.

Habitat:

Oak forest.

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4 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Jellis I thinh it is the Mexican fox squirrel, thank you.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Jellis for the ID and the link, I just added another front pic where you can see its belly.

Jellis
Jellis 11 years ago

another one could be a Mexican fox squirrel (Sciurus nayaritensis)

Jellis
Jellis 11 years ago

Most likely a Mexican Grey Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster
too bad you don't have another shot, it looks like it might have some red on it's head and may have more red on it's belly for this species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_gra...

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Nov 18, 2012
Submitted on Nov 20, 2012

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