American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
About American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Rodents
- Family: Squirrels
The American red squirrel is one of three species of tree squirrels currently classified in the genus Tamiasciurus, known as the pine squirrels. The American red squirrel is variously known as the pine squirrel or piney squirrel, North American red squirrel, chickaree, boomer, or simply red squirrel. The squirrel is a small, 200–250 g (7.1–8.8 oz), diurnal mammal that defends a year-round exclusive territory. It feeds primarily on the seeds of conifer cones, and is widely distributed across much of the United States and Canada wherever conifers are common, except in the southwestern United States, where it is replaced by the formerly conspecific southwestern red squirrel, and along the Pacific coast of the United States, where its cousin the Douglas squirrel is found instead.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2010-05-27
Kenai Peninsula, United States of America -
2010-05-29
Potter Marsh, United States of AmericaSeen is pines quite a bit above the marsh. -
2012-07-12
Yellowstone National Park, United States of America -
2012-07-13
Grand Teton National Park, United States of America -
2016-07-14
Pippy Park, Canada -
2025-05-30
Banff National Park - Cave and Basin Marsh, Canada -
2025-05-30
Banff National Park - Lake Louise, Canada -
2025-05-31
Jasper National Park - Icefields Parkway, Canada
