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The Squirrels of Texas
The Squirrels of Texas
The Fox Squirrel - Up Close
Family Sciuridae (squirrels and allies)-Texas is home to eleven species that make up the squirrel family “Sciuridae” This family is made up of both ground squirrels and tree squirrels and includes chipmunks and prairie dogs. Worldwide The squirrel family includes ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, prairie dogs, and flying squirrels, but to most people squirrel refers to the 122 species of tree squirrels, which belong to 22 genera of the subfamily Sciurinae
1. Tree Squirrels:
Rock Squirrel, Spermophilus variegatus
Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger
Eastern Flying Squirrel, Glaucomys volans2. Ground squirrels:
Gray-footed Chipmunk, Tamias canipes
Texas Antelope Squirrel, Ammospermophilus interpres
Mexican Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus mexicanus
Spotted Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus spilosoma
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
