Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus (Sciurus) niger Linnaeus 1758

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Sciurus niger (Eastern Fox Squirrel) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in the Neotropics and the Nearctic. It is a solitary frugivore. Individuals are known to live for 16 years.

URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151
Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742
Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1470764
Definition: organism that eats fruit.

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EOL has data for 49 attributes, including:

eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Carya illinoinensis
ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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arboreal
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/arboreal
- Definition: organism that is adapted to life in trees.
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first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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0.126 million years ago
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region
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United Kingdom
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2635167
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
- Definition: The organism inhabits this environment or ecoregion.
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terrestrial habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002009
- Definition: A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Sciurus (Sciurus) niger Linnaeus 1758 (Eastern Fox Squirrel)
is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus 1758) (Golden Eagle)
motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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actively mobile
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
- Definition: Organisms that move habitually, of their own volition.
- Attribution: http://paleodb.org/public/tips/ecology_tips.html
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number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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4
parasitized by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002445
- Definition: automatically added during harvest
- Comment: Auto-added during harvest #37. A human needs to edit this.
- Attribution: Global Biotic Interactions
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Longistriata Schulz 1926
preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Buteo lineatus (Gmelin & JF 1788) (Red-shouldered hawk)
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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frugivore
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1470764
- Definition: organism that eats fruit.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Eastern Fox Squirrel

Eastern Fox Squirrel includes 10 children:

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