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Douglas's Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American Red SquirrelTamiasciurus hudsonicus
Eastern Gray SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eastern Fox SquirrelSciurus niger
Western Gray SquirrelSciurus griseus
Fremont's SquirrelTamiasciurus fremonti
Eurasian Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Townsend's ChipmunkNeotamias townsendii
California Ground SquirrelOtospermophilus beecheyi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 13,061 |
|---|---|
| Washington | 5,962 |
| California | 3,890 |
| British Columbia | 3,578 |
| Canada | 3,486 |
| Oregon | 3,207 |
| Nevada | 137 |
| Mexico | 14 |
| Baja California | 14 |
| Alberta | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Squirrels · Sciuridae |
| Genus | Pine Squirrels · Tamiasciurus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Douglas's Squirrel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.