Species
Tamiasciurus douglasii (Douglas’ squirrel)
Tamiasciurus douglasii. Photo: (c) John Moyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a pine squirrel found in the Pacific coastal states of the United States as well as the southwestern coast of British Columbia in Canada. It is sometimes known as the chickaree or pine squirrel, although these names are also used for the American red squirrel. Variant spellings of the common name are Douglas’ squirrel and Douglas’s squirrel. The Native Americans of Kings River called it the “Pillillooeet”, in imitation of…
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