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The Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a pine squirrel found in western North America, from the Pacific Northwest (including the northwestern coastal states of the United States as well as the southwestern coast of British Columbia in Canada) to central California, with an isolated subspecies in northern Baja California, Mexico.
The Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a pine squirrel found in the Pacific Northwest of North America. It is sometimes known as the chickaree or Pine squirrel, although these names are also used for the American red squirrel.
Native to the Pacific Northwest, the Douglas’s squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a small tree squirrel in the family Sciuridae. It’s also called a chickaree or pine squirrel.
Scientific Name. Tamiasciurus douglasii. Also Known as. Douglas’s squirrel, Douglas’ squirrel, pillillooeet, pine squirrel or chickaree. Description. Size: Around 12 in (33 cm) Color: During the summer, the back is greenish brown while the belly and chest are pale orange.
Size: -Smaller than American gray squirrels. -About 33cm in length, weighing somewhere around 200 grams. Diet: -Seeds from various coniferous trees such as the Douglas Fir, Sitka Spruce, and Pine. -Gnaw off the pine cones while they are still green, bury them, and eat later on in the year.
Douglas squirrels are born blind and without hair, weighing between 13 and 18 g. Fur covers the body by 18 days, and the eyes open at around 26 to 36 days. The young stay in their mother’s nest until they are one-half to two-thirds the size of an adult, usually around mid-July to early August.
Active on the ground and in the trees, Douglas squirrels, also called “chickarees,” are common throughout Olympic's forests. Though usually gray with orangish chests in the spring and summer, they are often a browner color in the winter with grayer chests.