Delmarva Fox Squirrel

Description:

The Delmarva fox squirrel is an endangered subspecies of the fox squirrel. It is native to the eastern United States. They can be found in parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia. It has a full, fluffy tail, is frosty silver to slate gray with a white belly and can grow to be 75 centimetres (30 in) long, including up to 38 centimetres (15 in) of tail. They weigh around three pounds. These fox squirrels prefer to make their dens in the hollows of trees. The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge has provided them with boxes to assist with the population.

Habitat:

Their preferred habitat is mature forest of both hardwood and pine trees. We spotted two delmarva fox squirrels at the Chincoteague Island National Wildlife Refuge in Chincoteague, Virginia.