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The currently accepted scientific name for Abert's squirrel is Sciurus aberti Woodhouse, 1853. [4] Woodhouse had initially described the species as Sciurus dorsalis in 1852, but this name turned out to be preoccupied by Sciurus dorsalis Gray, 1849 (now a subspecies of variegated squirrel S. variegatoides), and thus the present species was renamed.
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A pet flying squirrel put on a performance “deserving of an Oscar” by playing dead with a broom to get his owner's attention. Bobo knocked over the brush and then rolled over with it across ...
A pet squirrel named Peanut was seized from Mark Longo on Wednesday, October 30th, after anonymous complaints were made to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in New York.
The Arizona gray squirrel has had no recent expansion or reduction in the size of their range in New Mexico, though there has been some population decline. This is due to habitat loss and the introduction of Abert’s squirrel, which has in some cases outcompeted the Arizona gray squirrel for resources. [6]
The nine subspecies of Abert's Squirrels vary a lot in appearance. The common feature are the ear tassels, but even those can be missing in individuals. Along the Colorado Front Range almost all Abert's Squirrels are melanistic. If I have the time, I will expand this article to include that information.
Wildlife rehabilitators can legally care for injured or sick squirrels, but the animals can't be pets in many states. Is it legal to have a pet squirrel? Beloved Peanut the squirrel euthanized in ...
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