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Kaibab Squirrel

Sciurus aberti kaibabensis

Classification

Family
Sciuridae

The Kaibab squirrel (Sciurus aberti kaibabensis) is a tassel-eared squirrel endemic to the Kaibab Plateau in the Southwest United States, in an area of 20 by 40 miles (32 by 64 km). The squirrel's habitat is confined entirely to the ponderosa pine forests of the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and the northern section of Kaibab National Forest around the town of Jacob Lake, Arizona. This squirrel is not found anywhere else in the world.

Distribution

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