#0414 · 🦊 mammals

Arizona Gray Squirrel

🇳🇱 Arizona-eekhoorn ·Sciurus arizonensis

DDdata deficient 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © colinmorita · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Gordon Karre · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Robin Gwen Agarwal · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Patagonia, AZ 85624, Patagonia, AZ, US:© Chris Rohrer · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Coronado National Forest, Nogales, AZ, US:© firelilysackett · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. Madera Canyon Picnic Area, Madera Picnic Area, Green Valley, AZ 85629, USA:© uzun · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Coronado National Forest, Hereford, AZ, US:© Justin Johnson · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Santa Rita Lodge, 1218 Madera Canyon Rd, Madera Canyon, AZ 85614, USA:© David B. Richman · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Arizona gray squirrel ( Sciurus arizonensis ) is a tree squirrel, in the genus Sciurus , endemic to the canyons and valleys surrounded by deciduous and mixed forests in eastern Arizona and northern Mexico.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,904iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
2,904 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Elliott Coues in 1867 (159 years ago).