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    Fox squirrel (redirect from Sciurus niger)
    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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    black squirrel, Sciurus meridionalis Mexican fox squirrel, Sciurus nayaritensis Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger Peters's squirrel, Sciurus oculatus Variegated...
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    Black squirrel (category Sciurus niger)
    most frequent with the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger). Black morphs of the eastern gray and fox squirrels...
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    Sherman's fox squirrel (category Sciurus niger)
    Sherman's fox squirrel (Sciurus niger shermani) is a subspecies of the fox squirrel. It lives in the U.S. states of Florida and Georgia in fire-prone...
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    esquirel which is from the Old French escurel, the reflex of a Latin word sciurus, which was taken from the Ancient Greek word σκίουρος (skiouros; from σκία-ουρος)...
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    The Delmarva fox squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus) is a formerly endangered subspecies of the fox squirrel. It is native to the eastern United States...
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    squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), also known, particularly outside of North America, as simply the grey squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus. It...
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    The western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus) is a tree squirrel found along the western coast of the United States and Mexico. In some places, this species...
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    The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), also called Eurasian red squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus. It is an arboreal and primarily...
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    small tree squirrels with bushy tails. Along with members of the genus Sciurus, they are members of the Sciurini tribe. The name Tamiasciurus comes from...
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  • animals that are in fact not black, such as Sciurus niger (fox squirrel). Nigra is the Latin feminine form of niger (black), used in biologic and anatomic...
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    elevation eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Occupying similar habitat is the slightly larger fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) and the much smaller southern...
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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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    classification: Tribe Sciurini Subtribe Sciurina Genus Sciurus Genus Guerlinguetus (currently included in Sciurus) Genus Rheithrosciurus Subtribe Microsciurina...
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  • abbreviated. The Latin species epithet niger means "black". Some of the most common uses of S. niger are: Sciurus niger, the fox squirrel, the largest species...
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    red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Sherman's fox squirrel (Sciurus niger shermani), and striped newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus). Invasive species...
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    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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    Mexican gray squirrel (or red-bellied squirrel) (Sciurus aureogaster) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to Guatemala and eastern and southern...
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    Genus Rheithrosciurus Tufted ground squirrel, R. macrotis Genus Sciurus Subgenus Sciurus Allen's squirrel, S. alleni Arizona gray squirrel, S. arizonensis...
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    black squirrel (Sciurus meridionalis) Mexican fox squirrel (Sciurus nayaritensis) Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) Peters's squirrel (Sciurus oculatus) Variegated...
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    Allen's squirrel (Sciurus alleni) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to northern Mexico. It has no recognised subspecies. de Grammont, P...
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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 in...
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  • sabrinus coloratus U.S. (NC, TN) E Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel Sciurus niger cinereus U.S. (Delmarva Peninsula to southeastern PA) E Mount Graham...
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    squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) was the third most significant prey species. Much larger tree squirrels such as western gray squirrels (Sciurus griseus)...
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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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    American red squirrels should not be confused with Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris); since the ranges of these species do not overlap, they are both...
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  • population of squirrels in North America (affected species are Sciurus carolinensis and Sciurus niger); The Calabrian black squirrel, a distinct species found...
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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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    Mus ssp.), harvest mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis), fox squirrels (Sciurus niger), cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus), ground squirrels (Spermophilus spilosoma)...
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    squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus Abert's squirrel, Sciurus aberti Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger Southwestern red squirrel, Tamiasciurus fremonti American...
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