Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben)

Red Squirrel

Don Linzey & Christy Brecht
Wytheville Community College
Wytheville, Virginia 24382


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Tamiasciurus hudsonicus -- Red Squirrel

Last updated: 26 November, 2005

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Species Description

left lateral view of
skull and mandible
dorsal view of skull ventral view of skull

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Phylogeny

Taxonomic Category Scientific Name Common Name
Phylum Chordata Chordates
Class Mammalia Mammals
Order Rodentia Mice, Rats, Hamsters, etc.
Family Sciuridae Woodchucks, Chipmunks, Squirrels

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Geographic distribution

The red squirrel ranges from Alaska and Canada southeastward east of the central grasslands to Virginia and south along the Appalachian Mountains to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. In the West, the range extends southward along the Rocky Mountains to southern Arizona and New Mexico.

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Habitat

The red squirrel can be found in coniferous, mixed coniferous, and deciduous forests.

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Natural History

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Conservation Biology

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Links to Other Sites

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Acknowledgements

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References

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Last modified: 10 April, 2002