Sciurus niger

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,812 meters (0 to 5,945 feet).[1]

Biome: Agricultural areas, disturbed areas, natural forest , planted forests, scrub/shrublands, urban areas.

Biology

Diet

[Migration]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 06-Aug-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Sciurus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 233 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

S. aberti (Tassel-Eared Squirrel) · S. aberti subsp. aberti (Abert's Squirrel) · S. aberti barberi · S. aberti chuscensis · S. aberti durangi · S. aberti ferreus · S. aberti kaibabensis (Kaibab Squirrel) · S. aberti mimus (Abert's Squirrel) · S. aberti navajo · S. aberti phaeurus · S. adamsi · S. aestuans (Guianan Squirrel) · S. aestuans ingrami · S. affinis · S. alberti · S. albipes · S. alfari · S. alleni (Allen's Squirrel) · S. alphonsei · S. anomalus (Caucasian Squirrel) · S. anomalus russatus · S. anomalus syriacus · S. apache · S. arizonensis (Arizona Gray Squirrel) · S. arizonensis arizonensis (Arizona Gray Squirrel) · S. arizonensis catalinae · S. arizonensis huachuca · S. aureogaster (Mexican Gray Squirrel) · S. aureogaster albipes · S. aureogaster aureogaster (Mexican Gray Squirrel) · S. aureogaster nigrescens · S. aureogaster nigriscans · S. aureogaster nigriscens · S. aureogaster socialis · S. baluensis · S. berdmorei · S. bicolor · S. bongensis · S. cagsi · S. caniceps · S. carolinensis (Eastern Gray Squirrel) · S. carolinensis carolinensis · S. carolinensis extimus · S. carolinensis fuliginosus · S. carolinensis hypophaeus · S. carolinensis leucotis · S. carolinensis pennsylvanicus · S. carolinensis yucatanensis · S. caucasicus · S. cepapi · S. cinereus · S. colliaei (Collie's Squirrel) · S. colliaei colliaei · S. concinnus · S. congicus · S. davidianus · S. deppei (Deppe's Squirrel) · S. deppei deppei · S. deppei negligens · S. deppei vivax · S. douglasii · S. duida · S. durangi · S. ebii · S. erythopus · S. erythraeus · S. everetti · S. exilis · S. finlaysoni · S. flammifer (Fiery Squirrel) · S. fremonti · S. getulus · S. giganteus · S. gilvigularis (Yellow-Throated Squirrel) · S. goldmani · S. granatensis (Red-Tailed Squirrel) · S. granatensis bondae · S. granatensis chiriquensis · S. granatensis hoffmanni · S. granatensis morulus · S. granatensis quindianus · S. granatensis soderstromi · S. granatensis versicolor · S. griseus (Western Gray Squirrel) · S. griseus anthonyi · S. griseus griseus (Western Gray Squirrel) · S. griseus grissens · S. griseus nigripes · S. hippurus · S. hosei · S. hudsonicus · S. hudsonicus loquax · S. hudsonius mearnsi · S. hypopyrrhus · S. ignitus (Bolivian Squirrel) · S. ignitus boliviensis · S. igniventris (Northern Amazon Red Squirrel) · S. inauris · S. indicus · S. ingrami

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 11, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 14 providers.
• Kirkland, G.L., Jr. (Rodent Specialist Group) 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
• Kirkland, G.L., Jr. 2000. Sciurus niger. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. and lt;www.iucnredlist.org and gt;. Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 11, 2008:

• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Burke Museum: Mammal Specimens
• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colección de Mamíferos de Nuevo León, México (UANL)
• Field Museum: Mammal specimens
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science: Mammal specimens
• Michigan State University Museum: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum of Texas Tech University (TTU): Mammal specimens
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• Royal Ontario Museum: Mammal specimens
• Sternberg Museum of Natural History: Mammal Collection
• University of Alaska Museum of the North: MSB Mammals Specimens
• University of Alaska Museum of the North: UAM Mammals Specimens
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Mammal specimens
• University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Mammal specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2482012
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-202358
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 180172
• IUCN ID: 20016
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAFB07040
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 178591

Footnotes

1. Mean = 124.690 meters (409.088 feet), Standard Deviation = 236.740 based on 923 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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