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Tamiasciurus douglasii

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Douglas's Squirrel
(Tamiasciurus douglasii)
Range
Taxonomic classification
Order:Rodentia
Suborder:Sciuromorpha
Family:Sciuridae
Subfamily:Sciurinae
Tribe:Sciurini
Genus:Tamiasciurus
Binomial details
Tamiasciurus douglasii (Bachman, 1839)
Sound
Sound recordings at xeno-canto
Other resources
Full taxonomic details at MDD

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Douglas's Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) photographed by VJ Anderson in Washington state.

Museum specimens

  • Holotype: 80229. Tamiasciurus douglasii mollipilosus. Adult male. Mount Hood, Oregon. Collected 9 September 1896.
  • Holotype: 80229. Tamiasciurus douglasii mollipilosus. Adult male. Mount Hood, Oregon. Collected 9 September 1896.

External measurements

Length measurements are in millimeters (mm) and weight measurements are in grams (g), unless stated otherwise. If available, the sample size (n=) is provided. If a range is not provided and n= is not given, then the listed measurement represents an average.

Part of range Reference Total length Tail length Hindfoot length Ear length Mass
California Jameson & Peeters (2004) 330–370 110–140 48–55 20–28 200–300


Call

Recordings of the call of Tamiasciurus douglasii are available on Xeno-canto.

Skull

  • Holotype: 80229. Tamiasciurus douglasii mollipilosus. Adult male. Mount Hood, Oregon. Collected 9 September 1896. Dorsal view of the skull.
  • Holotype: 80229. Tamiasciurus douglasii mollipilosus. Adult male. Mount Hood, Oregon. Collected 9 September 1896. Ventral view of the skull.
  • Holotype: 80229. Tamiasciurus douglasii mollipilosus. Adult male. Mount Hood, Oregon. Collected 9 September 1896. Lateral view of the skull.
  • Holotype: 80229. Tamiasciurus douglasii mollipilosus. Adult male. Mount Hood, Oregon. Collected 9 September 1896. Dorsal view of the mandible.
  • Holotype: 80229. Tamiasciurus douglasii mollipilosus. Adult male. Mount Hood, Oregon. Collected 9 September 1896. Lateral view of the mandible.

Similar species

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References

Bachman J. 1839-02-07. A series of skins, belonging to species of the genus Sciurus, including, with one or two exceptions, all which are known to inhabit North America, were upon the table. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838(68):85-103.

Jameson EW, Peeters HJ. 2004. Mammals of California (No. 66). Berkeley (CA, USA): University of California Press.

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