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    The Andean squirrel (Sciurus pucheranii) is a tree squirrel endemic to Colombia where it inhabits montane rain forest and cloud forests of the Cordillera...
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    family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squirrels are indigenous to...
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    The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Europe and Asia. The...
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    The fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant's fox squirrel, is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North...
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    the genus Notosciurus along with the red-tailed squirrel, Andean squirrel, and likely Richmond's squirrel. Koprowski, J.; Roth, L.; Woodman, N.; Matson...
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    been known as the silver-gray squirrel, the California gray squirrel, the Oregon gray squirrel, the Columbian gray squirrel and the banner-tail. There are...
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    Sciurus (category Squirrel stubs)
    granatensis Bolivian squirrel, Sciurus ignitus Ingram's squirrel, Sciurus ingrami Andean squirrel, Sciurus pucheranii Richmond's squirrel, Sciurus richmondi...
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    the pine squirrels (the others are the Douglas squirrel, T. douglasii, and the southwestern red squirrel, T. fremonti). The American red squirrel is variously...
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    eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), also known, particularly outside of North America, as simply the grey squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus...
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    The Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a pine squirrel found in western North America, from the Pacific Northwest (including the northwestern...
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    The Calabrian black squirrel (Sciurus meridionalis) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus, endemic to the forests of the regions of Calabria...
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    Junín red squirrel (Sciurus pyrrhinus) is a species of squirrel from Peru and Ecuador. The Junín red squirrel is a relatively large tree squirrel, having...
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    Douglas squirrel T. d. mearnsi — Mearns's squirrel Tamiasciurus fremonti — southwestern red squirrel T. f. grahamensis — Mount Graham red squirrel Tamiasciurus...
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    squirrel, S. ignitus Andean squirrel, S. pucheranii Richmond's squirrel, S. richmondi Sanborn's squirrel, S. sanborni Guayaquil squirrel, S. stramineus Subgenus...
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    The variegated squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, southern...
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    Europe's grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) originated in North America, where they are known as eastern gray squirrels (to differentiate from western...
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  • Thumbnail for Abert's squirrel
    Abert's squirrel or the tassel-eared squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to the southern Rocky Mountains from the...
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    The tufted ground squirrel or groove-toothed squirrel (Rheithrosciurus macrotis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is the sole species...
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  • Thumbnail for Peters's squirrel
    Peters's squirrel (Sciurus oculatus) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Mexico. It was first described by the German naturalist and explorer...
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    The Brazilian squirrel (Sciurus aestuans), or Guianan squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel endemic to South America. It is found in south-eastern Colombia...
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    Microsciurus "species 1" from Colombia Leptosciurus Western dwarf squirrel, L. mimulus Andean squirrel, L. pucheranii (moved from Sciurus) Leptosciurus similis...
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    dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus flaviventer) is a chipmunk-sized tree squirrel native to South America. As its name suggests, the Amazon dwarf squirrel is relatively...
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    The Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Japan. It was described by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck...
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    The western dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus mimulus) is a small tree squirrel in the genus Microsciurus and tribe Sciurini found in Colombia, Ecuador, and...
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    The fiery squirrel (Sciurus flammifer) is a rodent in the family Sciuridae. The taxon is endemic to the area south of the Orinoco River in the state of...
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  • Thumbnail for Arizona gray squirrel
    The Arizona gray squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis) is a tree squirrel, in the genus Sciurus, endemic to the canyons and valleys surrounded by deciduous and...
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    The Mexican gray squirrel (or red-bellied squirrel) (Sciurus aureogaster) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to Guatemala and eastern and...
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    The Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) or Persian squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in temperate broadleaf and mixed forests...
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  • Sanborn's squirrel (Sciurus sanborni) is or was a little known tree squirrel described in 1944 from the skin and skeleton of a single female specimen collected...
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    The precise range of the Santander dwarf squirrel is unclear, since it is often confused with the Andean squirrel. It was originally described from Santander...
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