-
family includes tree
squirrels,
ground squirrels (including
chipmunks and
prairie dogs,
among others), and
flying squirrels.
Squirrels are
indigenous to...
- –
British Red
Squirrel".
British Red
Squirrel.
Retrieved 27
March 2018. "Two
different squirrels: the facts" (PDF).
Scottish Squirrels.
Archived 1 October...
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sometimes mistaken for
American red
squirrels or
eastern gray
squirrels in
areas where the
species co-exist. The fox
squirrel's total length measures 20 to 30 in...
- densities. Gray
squirrels also
carry the
squirrelpox virus, to
which red
squirrels have no immunity. When an
infected gray
squirrel introduces squirrelpox...
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Black squirrels are a
melanistic subgroup of
squirrels with
black coloration on
their fur. The
phenomenon occurs with
several species of
squirrels, although...
-
rather than in
trees like the tree
squirrels. The term is most
often used for the medium-sized
ground squirrels, as the
larger ones are more commonly...
- that was the last of Peanut's
wildlife career." It is
illegal to keep
squirrels as pets in the
state of New York, and no
license was
obtained to legally...
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Flying squirrels (scientifically
known as
Pteromyini or Petauristini) are a
tribe of 50
species of
squirrels in the
family Sciuridae.
Despite their name...
- they are
variously related to
others in the
squirrel family,
including ground squirrels,
flying squirrels, marmots, and chipmunks. The
defining characteristic...
- the ears
appear even
tuftier than they do in summer. Like many
squirrels,
Douglas squirrels have a
white eye-ring.
Mating can
occur as
early as February...
