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The fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant's fox squirrel, [3] 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 co-exist, though they differ in size and coloration.
San Bernardino flying squirrel, G. o. californicus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus (CDFW special concern) Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis (introduced, harvest) Western gray squirrel, Sciurus griseus (harvest) Eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus niger (introduced, harvest)
Melanistic eastern gray squirrel in Santa Clara, California.. Black squirrels are a melanistic subgroup of squirrels with black coloration on their fur. The phenomenon occurs with several species of squirrels, although it is most frequent with the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger).
The southern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger niger) is a close relative of the gray squirrel, which is one of the most common squirrel species in the country, and is considered to be the most variably ...
Ravenous California ground squirrels have been hunting and eating rodents for the first time Scientists make ‘shocking’ predatory discovery about California’s ground squirrels Skip to main ...
A California ground squirrel in Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County feeds on a vole as an adaptive behavioral response to an increase in the local vole population, a new study found.
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 has also been known as the silver-gray squirrel, the California gray squirrel, the Oregon gray squirrel, the Columbian gray squirrel and the banner-tail.
The forests of Northern California are home to many animals, for instance the American black bear.There are between 25,000 and 35,000 black bears in the state. [6]The forests in northern parts of California have an abundant fauna, which includes for instance the black-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, North American cougar, bobcat, and Roosevelt elk.