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Scientific Name
Sciurus niger
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758
Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
eastern fox squirrel
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Sciuromorpha |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | Sciurinae |
| Tribe | Sciurini |
| Genus | Sciurus |
| Subgenus | Sciurus (Sciurus) |
| Species | Sciurus niger |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 4/20/2007.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 4/20/2007.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Matt Marshall, ERMN Program Manager/Biologist, 11/16/2012.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Matt Marshall, ERMN Program Manager/Biologist, 11/16/2012.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
amk - I & M Office
Created Date
1/5/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
11/28/2012 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Buhlmann and Vaughan, 1987. NPBIB-16503, Accepted Detail: Wilson, D.E., and D.M. Reeder. 2005. Mammal Species of the World, a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
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