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Scientific Name
Sciurus niger
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Antietam National Battlefield (ANTI)
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
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Ed Wenschhof
Created Date
2/18/2010 9:58:58 AM
Last Modified By
Ed Wenschhof
Last Modified Date
2/18/2010 10:05:45 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: "In Maryland west of the Chesapeake Bay and in the piedmont and mountains of Virginia and North Carolina, a third race occurs which is characterized by a strong infusion of yellow-brown dorsally; its ears, feet, and the underside of the tail are rusty in color.", Park Species Data Source: Webster, Wm. David, James F. Parnell, and Walter C. Biggs, Jr. Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland. The University of North Carolina Press 1985.
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