Sherman's fox squirrel

Sherman's fox squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sciurus
Species:
S. niger
Subspecies:
S. n. shermani
Trinomial name
Sciurus niger shermani
Moore, 1956

Sherman's fox squirrel (Sciurus niger shermani) is a subspecies of the fox squirrel. It lives in the U.S. states of Florida and Georgia in fire-prone areas of longleaf pine and wiregrass, especially around sandhills.[1] A tree squirrel, Sherman's fox squirrel has lost much of its habitat to farming and development.[1][2] This type of squirrel nests in oak trees using leaves and Spanish moss.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference fox was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Sherman's fox squirrel — a rare sight in Central Florida; A rare Sherman's fox squirrel nibbles on a goodie in a field... by Sherry Boas, December 8, 2013, Sherry Boas Orlando Sentinel