Common Name
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Species Name
Sciurus niger
States
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Distribution
Texas north to Manitoba, east to the Atlantic Coast.
Notes
Woodland dweller, occupying forest edge habitat; prefers open woodland. Largest tree squirrel in U.S. Color variation. 3 subpspecies. Numbers reduced due to hunting and habitat alteration. More brown or rusty than gray squirrel.
Florida
Usually restricted to longleaf pine forests; often partially black
Oklahoma
The largest & most common tree squirrel in OK.