tree squirrel

See squirrel.

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Noun

tree squirrel - any typical arboreal squirrel

squirrel - a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

genus Sciurus, Sciurus - type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels

eastern gray squirrel, eastern grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, cat squirrel - common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England

Sciurus griseus, western gray squirrel, western grey squirrel - large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States

eastern fox squirrel, fox squirrel, Sciurus niger - exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States

black squirrel - fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase

cat squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, red squirrel - common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia

American red squirrel, red squirrel, Sciurus hudsonicus, spruce squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus - of northern United States and Canada

chickeree, Douglas squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasi - far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel

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Early accounts by Bailey (1905, 1931) reported a sighting of a small tree squirrel in 1902 in the southern part of the Guadalupe Mountains, an observation later discounted by Davis (1940) who claimed the squirrel was probably a chipmunk (Tamias).

Status of red squirrels in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas

The eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis (EGS), is a medium sized tree squirrel with a total length of 380-525 mm, and adult body mass from 300 to 700 g (Barkalow and Shorten 1973; Hall 1981).

Distribution of the Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) within California as of 2015

It simulates the typical life of a tree squirrel from nest born, to adulthood, and ultimately to parenthood.

"It's A Squirrel's Life[TM]" Board Game, Inspired by a Rescued Tree Squirrel Launched on Kickstarter by Moxy Roxy, Inc.

Fuzzy portraits of a pair of masked tree squirrel friends named Al and Sal illustrated a bouncy rhyming story of forest flying and indoor exploration, ending with the one flying squirrel trapped inside a sock drawer in the house when the lady (author) returned unexpectedly with her curious cat.

The Secret Drawer

The North American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is a small (<250 g) tree squirrel found in conifer forests throughout northern North America and the Rocky Mountains of the western United States (Steele, 1998).

Landscape-level assessment of Abert's squirrel and red squirrel in mixed conifer forest

Catching a glimpse of this large, silver-gray tree squirrel was once rare within the forests connecting Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.

Nearing the finish line: Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel recovery

Our exercise makes use of research that documented differences in tree squirrel (genus Sciurus) foraging in response to acorn characteristics (Steele et al., 2001; Steele & Smallwood, 2002; Steele, 2008).

Acorn caching in tree squirrels: teaching hypothesis testing in the park

And while the imported North American grey is the biggest worry for the UK red in its Northumberland stronghold, the American red is also suffering from introduced competition in the shape of the Abert's tree squirrel.

North to help US red squirrel

The Abert's tree squirrel likes to eat similar types of food to the reds.

Helping to save threatened squirrel

Cactus worms, tree squirrel, flying fox soup, baked armadillo and roasted rodents were among the other stomach-churning dishes holidaymakers have dabbled in around the world.

Eyeballs on menu for Brits abroad

Tree squirrel is on the menu in Grenada, baked armadillo in the West Indies, roasted rodents in Venezuela and porcupine in Borneo.

Hols Brits tuck in to local grub

At first I labeled him in my mind as some kind of hippie who didn't eat meat in protest of the treatment of the Sub-Saharan Blue tree squirrel or something.

Mad corn disease? A first person narrative. (Vegetarian Journal's 2001 Essay Winners)