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Sherman's Fox Squirrel and Gray Squirrel Compared ... Sherman's fox squirrel reportedly occupies a more narrowly defined niche than the gray squirrel. Edwards et al. (1998) found that Sherman's fox squirrel nested in fewer tree species and had more specific preferences for other habitat dimemsions than the gray squirrel.
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dept.ju.edu/biology/khoover/ShermansFoxSquirrelvsGraySq...
dept.ju.edu/biology/khoover/ShermansFoxSquirrelvsGraySquirrel.htm
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Big Cypress Fox Squirrel ... Sherman's Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger shermani is found throughout most of the peninsula. The Carolina Fox Squirrel is found in the panhandle and northwards. ... Sherman's Fox Squirrel: species of special concern...
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www.dickbrewer.org/fox_squirrel.html
www.dickbrewer.org/fox_squirrel.html
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SHERMAN’S FOX SQUIRREL; Sciurus niger shermani; Order: Rodentia; Family: Sciuridae; FNAI Ranks: G5T3/S3; U.S. Status: None; FL Status: Species of Special Concern; © Jerry Lee Gingerich, DVM; Field Guide to the Rare Animals of Florida Florida Natural Areas Inventory, 2001;
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www.fnai.org/FieldGuide/pdf/Sciurus_niger_shermani.PDF
www.fnai.org/FieldGuide/pdf/Sciurus_niger_shermani.PDF
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The Sherman fox squirrel is found in peninsular Florida to the north end of Lake Okeechobee. Its preferred habitat is pine forests of longleaf pine or South Florida slash pine, where it eats pine seeds and acorns.
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www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/shermfox.htm
www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/shermfox.htm
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Sherman's Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger shermani, a species of special concern, is found in the open piney woods of central and Northeastern Florida. The Big Cypress Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger avicennia, a threatened species is found from the Everglades region, in Lee county, to the southern part of Dade county.
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myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/SpeciesInfo_FoxSquirrel.htm
myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/SpeciesInfo_FoxSquirrel.htm
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herman's fox squirrel occurs in peninsular Florida to the north end of Lake Okeechobee, and is currently listed by the State of Florida as a "threatened species," the huge squirrel - a Sherman's fox squirrel is more than twice the size of the common gray squirrel - probably is destined for eventual "endangered" status.
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www.wakullacountytdc.com/wakulla-19.htm
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Here's someon's cute "pet" fox squirrel: ... Aside from the photo above, I finally was able to download a fox squirrel that I photographed myself. Forgive the vagueness; a photo of a Florida fox squirrel (taken by me) is almost as rare as a real UFO photo. ... Another Fox squirrel from Florida (Sherman's Fox Squirrel) Up Close!:
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www.angelfire.com/fl/scalisti/foxsqrls.html
www.angelfire.com/fl/scalisti/foxsqrls.html
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Sciurus niger shermanii lives in a narrow range from the mid panhandle due north of Tampa south to Lake Okeechobee and is currently considered "threatend." Unfortunately the fox squirrel is much pickier about is habitat than the grey squirrel that populates our neighborhoods. ... Sherman's Fox Squirrel by Chad Anderson.
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www.flickr.com/photos/chad_anderson/3071168560/
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The fox squirrel subspecies found at the Jones Ecological Research Center is generally considered to be the Sherman's fox squirrel, the largest tree squirrel in North America. Fox squirrels are an important species within Coastal Plain forests and may be an indicator of quality longleaf pine habitats.
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www.jonesctr.org/research/wildlife_research/fox_squirre...
www.jonesctr.org/research/wildlife_research/fox_squirrel_study.html
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