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Sciurus niger
The fox squirrel's natural range extends throughout the eastern United States, excluding New England, north into the southern prairie provinces of Canada, and west to the Dakotas, Colorado, and Texas. They have been introduced to both northern and southern California. While very versatile in their habitat choices, fox squirrels are most often found in forest patches of 40 hectares or less with an open understory, or in urban neighborhoods with trees. They thrive best among trees such as oak, hickory, walnut, and pine that produce winter-storable foods like nuts. Western range extensions in Great Plains regions such as Kansas are associated with riverine corridors of cottonwood. A subspecies native to several eastern US states is the Delmarva fox squirrel
The fox squirrel (or eastern fox squirrel, Bryant's fox squirrel) (Sciurus niger) is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North America. Despite the differences in size and coloration, they are sometimes mistaken for American Red Squirrels or Eastern Gray Squirrels in areas where both species co-exist.[
Spotted on Sep 6, 2012
Submitted on Sep 6, 2012
7 Comments
Squirrels are fun to watch. Especially when they are navigating their self made high ways on the tree.It's fun watching them try and pick an apple from an apple tree and watch them run away with it. They exchange conversation too.
I like to see the ground squirrels standing up like meerkats. Also the way they trigger off the alarm system when they see a Coyote or sense danger.
Thanks, Nexttogone!
Cool shot! Squirrels are so much fun to watch.
beautiful Emma,squirrels are super cute felows
Interesting. Then I would say thats what it is without a doubt.
We do have fox squirrels that were introduced to the West from the East.
This looks like an Eastern Fox Squirrel, but Eastern Fox Squirrels are not found in California as far as I know.