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Douglas squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Quick answer
The Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a tree squirrel. Range: Pacific Northwest, North America. Size: About 33 cm incl. 13 cm tail. Weight: 150–300 g. Diet: conifer seeds: Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, shore pine. IUCN status: Least Concern.
- Scientific name
- Tamiasciurus douglasii
- Group
- Tree squirrel
- Range
- Pacific Northwest, North America
- Size
- About 33 cm incl. 13 cm tail
- Weight
- 150–300 g
- Diet
- Conifer seeds: Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, shore pine
- IUCN status
- Least Concern
About the Douglas squirrel
The Douglas squirrel is a pine squirrel found in western North America, from the Pacific Northwest to central California, with an isolated subspecies in northern Baja California, Mexico. It is sometimes known as the chickaree or pine squirrel, although these names are also used for the American red squirrel. Variant spellings of the common name are Douglas' squirrel and Douglas's squirrel. The Native Americans of Kings River called it the "Pillillooeet", in imitation of its characteristic alarm call.
Source: Wikipedia, Douglas squirrel
