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Fox squirrel

Sciurus niger

Description:

A species of squirrel. These are medium-sized tree-climbing rodents. Their fur is brown and grey ticked. There is a more rufous brown present on the face and tail. Fox squirrel, possibly?

Habitat:

Forested and urban areas.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Ben Whitaker
Ben Whitaker 12 years ago
Fox squirrel
Sciurus niger
Ben Whitaker
Ben Whitaker 12 years ago
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus Niger


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2 Comments

AlexanderStein
AlexanderStein 12 years ago

Ah, that's neat! I'm conducting an extremely obscure piece for band from the 40's called Legend of the Rockies. Even Google search fail with that one. 0_o

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

I have my ears full of tricky Richard Strauss and Mozart during the 2-days preparations for a concert and trying to imagine what kind of music are you conducting on your icon pic ;-)...

AlexanderStein
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AlexanderStein

Eugene, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Oct 21, 2011
Submitted on Jan 6, 2012

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