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Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Description:

This Gray Squirrel was found in Thornton Colorado

Habitat:

Found on a tree on a Nature Trail

Notes:

Taken by Ed Barber and Edited by Morf

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Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger Fox squirrel


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2 Comments

RonBizzle
RonBizzle 11 years ago

I believe this is a eastern fox squirrel....thanks for sharing your photos.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah! This is a great series. Even though there are similarities, I am sure this is a Fox Squirrel. Gray Squirrels have white bellies and are generally a bit smaller in size.
You can see here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_gra...

EdwardBarber
Spotted by
EdwardBarber

Colorado, USA

Spotted on Sep 28, 2012
Submitted on Sep 28, 2012

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