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Mammal    Species Name:
Tamiasciurus douglasii

Common Name:
Douglas's Squirrel

Family:
Sciuridae

Localities:
Fort Clatsop, Oregon   February 25, 1806

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Journal Entries:

Capt. Lewis, February 25, 1806--The small brown squirrel is a beautifull little animal about the size and form of the red squirrel of the ...  more>>

Capt. Lewis, February 25, 1806--The small brown squirrel is a beautifull little animal about the size and form of the red squirrel of the ...  more>>

References Bachman, John Woodhouse, Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 8, Pt. 1, , 1839

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Douglas's squirrel skull, side



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Douglas's squirrel


 
 
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