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This is a list of mammals of Arizona. It includes species native to the U.S. state of Arizona and mammals accidentally introduced into the state. However, it does not include domesticated animals that become feral and cause major disruptions to various ecosystems .
The squirrel eats acorns, fruit, and fungi (especially an underground truffle), [2] as well as the seeds, bark, and twigs of the trees where it makes its home. The Kaibab squirrel's most significant source of food is the seeds found within ponderosa pine cones. [5] Young squirrels are born between April and August.
The Mount Graham red squirrel is a generally tiny squirrel weighing on average around 8 ounces (230 g) and measuring about 8 inches (20 cm) in length. [2] The subspecies also has a 6-inch (15 cm) tail. [2] Unlike most other squirrels in its species, the squirrels do not have a white-fringed tail. [2]
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 cliff chipmunk (Neotamias dorsalis) is a small, bushy-tailed squirrel that typically lives along cliff walls or boulder fields bordering Pinyon-juniper woodlands in the Western United States and Mexico (commonly spotted in northern Arizona to Colorado). Cliff chipmunks are very agile, and can often be seen scaling steep cliff walls.
Sciurus alleni - Allen's squirrel; Sciurus arizonensis - Arizona gray squirrel; Sciurus aureogaster - Mexican gray squirrel; Sciurus carolinensis - eastern gray squirrel; Sciurus colliaei - Collie's squirrel; Sciurus deppei - Deppe's squirrel; Sciurus lis - Japanese squirrel; Sciurus meridionalis - Calabrian black squirrel; Sciurus nayaritensis ...
Harris's antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. [2] It is found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and in Sonora in Mexico. They are adapted to hot weather conditions including a technique called "heat dumping".
As an omnivore the ringtail enjoys a variety of foods in its diet, the majority of which is made up of animal matter. Insects and small mammals such as rabbits, mice, rats and ground squirrels are some examples of the ringtail's carnivorous tendencies. Occasionally the ringtail will also eat fish, lizards, birds, snakes and carrion.