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Description
Spotted a few of these in trees in the west side of Lower Arroyo Park, north of the casting pond.
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Comments & Identifications
I am not sure that we have the Eastern Fox Squirrel out here on the west coast.
Sciurus niger is listed as an introduced species in Eaton Canyon Natural Area Park (http://www.ecnca.org/animals/animal.html), about 5 miles to the East of where this was found. A better source would be http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/48805581/distribution-eastern-fox-squirrel-sciurus-niger-southern-california. I thought he was S. niger because of the tan coloring on his underside. Please let me know what you think considering this. Thank you for taking the time to look at my posts!!
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