Common Name
North American Red Squirrel
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Species Name
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Status
Common; Least Concern (IUCN)
States
Alabama
Alaska
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Distribution
Alaska and throughout Canada; northeastern United States, south to northwestern South Carolina.
Notes
Prefer to feed on seeds in cones. Readily "scold" people. Range reduced with destruction of forest land. Inhabits confierous forests.