#0367 · 🦊 mammals

Fremont's Squirrel

Tamiasciurus fremonti

🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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

1. © Adrienne McLeod · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © maryfm9760 · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. Ward, CO, USA:© Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Eldora, CO 80466, USA:© Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0
5. Kaibab National Forest, Marble Canyon, AZ, US:© Adrienne McLeod · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Pima, AZ 85543, USA:© dürkiye · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Red River, NM, USA:© Frankie Simmons · CC BY 4.0
8. Bernalillo County, NM, USA:© Devoncox · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Los Alamos County, NM, USA:© Brian Long · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Rocky Mountain National Park, CO:© Tiffany Moldenhauer · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The southwestern red squirrel or Fremont's squirrel ( Tamiasciurus fremonti ) is a species of tree squirrel endemic to high-altitude regions of the southwestern United States.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,628iNaturalist 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.
3,628 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by John James Audubon in 1853 (173 years ago).