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Fox squirrel
Sciurus niger
Quick answer
The fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) is a tree squirrel. Range: Eastern and central North America. Size: 50–76 cm total length. Weight: 0.45–1.1 kg. Diet: acorns, hickory nuts, buckeyes, maple and elm seeds, berries, bark. IUCN status: Least Concern.
- Scientific name
- Sciurus niger
- Group
- Tree squirrel
- Range
- Eastern and central North America
- Size
- 50–76 cm total length
- Weight
- 0.45–1.1 kg
- Diet
- Acorns, hickory nuts, buckeyes, maple and elm seeds, berries, bark
- IUCN status
- Least Concern
About the fox squirrel
The fox squirrel, also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant's fox squirrel, is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North America. It is sometimes mistaken for the American red squirrel or eastern gray squirrel in areas where the species coexist, though they differ in size and coloration. The word Sciurus came from the ancient Greek words skia, meaning shade, and oura, meaning tail. Niger refers to the black coloration.
Source: Wikipedia, Fox squirrel
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