Friday, 6 March 2026

Fox Squirrel

 

Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger), species number 74, spotted from South Bend, Indiana, USA. Also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant's fox squirrel, is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North America. It is sometimes mistaken for the American red squirrel or eastern gray squirrel in areas where the species coexist, though they differ in size and coloration. On the right, there's the Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).

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