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Sciurus niger
fox squirrel
Scotts Bluff National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		fox squirrel
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Rodentia, Suborder Sciuromorpha, Family Sciuridae, Genus Sciurus, Species Sciurus niger


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NE: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Badlands National Park	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Congaree National Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Devils Tower National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Everglades National Park	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
John Muir National Historic Site	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pipestone National Monument
Presidio of San Francisco	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Vicksburg National Military Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	6/15/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 3:11:43 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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