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Scientific Name
Sciurus niger
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
eastern fox squirrel
Park Synonyms
Sciurus niger niger
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
He has searched for this species for 20 years and has not found it; Data Source: Keith Langdon
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Formerly very common but not seen in recent years
Elevation Range Tags
- Mid
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Mammal
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
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rsultzman@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/10/2024 1:39:54 PM
Notes
Species Notes: Western and eastern populations of fox squirrels are markedly different in coloration, habitat preference, and response to human modification of their habitats, which suggest that the two groups evolved in isolation from each other during some portion of;
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