Black squirrel
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Black squirrels are a melanistic subgroup of squirrels with black coloration on their fur. The phenomenon occurs with several species of squirrels, although it is most frequent with the eastern gray s
Melanistic eastern gray squirrel in Central Park, New York City
A melanistic eastern grey squirrel jumping from a conifer tree
A black squirrel in winter in Stirling, Ontario. Heat retention in cold weather has been theorized as a benefit of melanism.
Juvenile grey squirrels – one black, one with normal colouration – from two different litters
Fox squirrel
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The fox squirrel, also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant's fox squirrel, is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North America. It is sometimes mistaken for the American red squirr
Black squirrel
…The phenomenon occurs with several species of squirrels, although it is most frequent with the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger). Black morphs of the eastern gray and fox squirrels are the result of a variant pigment gene. Several theories have surfaced as to why…
Fox Squirrel
Black morph (S. n. shermani) from central Florida
A backyard fox squirrel searching for a location to bury its acorn, in Berkeley, California
A fox squirrel eating a Santa Rosa plum in Fullerton, California