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Delta Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger subauratus

Classification

Family
Sciuridae

Black squirrels are a melanistic subgroup of squirrels with black coloration on their fur. The phenomenon occurs with several species of squirrels, although it is most frequent with the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger). Black morphs of the eastern gray and fox squirrels are the result of a variant pigment gene.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 8