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John Muir described the Douglas squirrel as "by far the most interesting and influential of the California Sciuridæ". At full maturity, it is about 33 cm (13 in) in length (including its tail, which is about 13 cm (5 in) long), and weighs between 150 and 300 g (5.3 and 10.6 oz). Its appearance varies according to the season.
The latest common ancestor of Douglas ground squirrel and the California ground squirrel has been estimated to have lived approximately 0.725 million years ago, coinciding with the moment when the San Joaquin and Sacramento River started flowing, creating a barrier for gene flow between the populations that would give rise to these two species ...
Squirrels are one of the most familiar animals to people," said one scientist New 'Shocking' Evidence Reveals Some of California's Squirrels Are Carnivorous, Study Finds Skip to main content
A California ground squirrel snacks on a vole in a Bay Area park. The squirrels were observed killing the small rodents last summer (Sonja Wild, UC Davis)
California ground squirrels of all ages and genders were seen hunting, eating and competing over vole at a local park between June 10 and July 30, but the "carnivorous behavior" peaked during the ...
Mearns's squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii mearnsi) is a subspecies of the Douglas squirrel endemic to Mexico. [2] It is endangered and occurs in low densities, and is threatened by habitat loss . [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It is possibly also threatened by competition from the eastern gray squirrel , which was introduced to the range of Mearns's squirrel in ...
California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae. Thirty species of squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots occur in California. Subfamily Sciurinae (tree squirrels and flying squirrels) Humboldt's flying squirrel, Glaucomys oregonensis. San Bernardino flying squirrel, G. o. californicus (CDFW special concern; endemic)
A squirrel was spotted running across the stage just moments before Vice President Kamala gave her concession speech Wednesday -- sending social media into a spin as users quipped it was the ...