NPSpecies

Identified by Keinath 2005, Supplementary mammal inventory of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area.; Data Source: Doug Keinath - Lead Zoologist - Wyoming Natural Diversity Database

Fox squirrels are native to eastern North America and have recently expanded into the west due largely to deliberate introduction into cities and human-caused changes in riparian woodlands and other ecosystems (e.g., Geluso 2004, Clark and Stromberg 1987, Long 1965).; Data Source: Doug Keinath - Lead Zoologist - Wyoming Natural Diversity Database Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Doug Keinath - Lead Zoologist - Wyoming Natural Diversity Database

Fox squirrels will likely become more common in BICA. They are an "invasive" species currently spreading into the park (See Keinath 2005, Supplementary mammal inventory of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area); Data Source: Doug Keinath - Lead Zoologist - Wyoming Natural Diversity Database

Park Species Data Source: Distribution of Vertebrates of the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. Anderson, S. et al. Great Basin Naturalist. Vol. 47, No. 3. Pp 512-21.