Directory of Sciuridae Resources

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• Arctic Ground Squirrels in Alaska

  http://www.turtlepuddle.org/pix/04Aug/Arctic_Ground_Squirrel/AGS.html
  Images and information about Spermophilus parryii.

• Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/cynoludo.htm
  Photograph, description, distribution in Texas and habits.

• Black-tailed Prairie Dog: Cynomys ludovicianus

  http://www.arkive.org/black-tailed-prairie-dog/cynomys-ludovicianus/
  Many videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Eastern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/glauvola.htm
  Description, photograph, distribution and habits, from the Mammals of Texas.

• Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/sciunige.htm
  Photograph, description, distribution in Texas and habits.

• Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/sciucaro.htm
  Description, photograph, distribution and habits, from the Mammals of Texas.

• European Squirrel Initiative

  http://www.europeansquirrelinitiative.org/
  Founded in 2002, this scheme aims to win the support of European governments to secure the future of the red squirrel by controlling the grey squirrel.

• Gray-footed Chipmunk (Tamias canipes)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/tamicani.htm
  Photograph, description, distribution in Texas and habits.

• Ground Squirrels

  http://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_squirrels.php
  Information on three Sonoran Desert species including their distinguishing features, habitat, feeding and life history.

• Himalayan Marmot: Marmota himalayana

  http://www.arkive.org/himalayan-marmot/marmota-himalayana/
  Photographs and classification information from ARKive.

• International Marmot Network

  http://www.cons-dev.org/marm/MARM/EMARM/framarm/framarm.html
  Information on the animals of genus Marmota (marmots, woodchucks) worldwide.

• Living with Wildlife: Tree Squirrels

  http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/tree_squirrels.html
  The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife provides information on the species found in the state and their interactions with humans.

• Mexican Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mexicanus)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/spermexi.htm
  Photograph, description, distribution in Texas and habits.

• Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus)

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Cynomys_mexicanus.html
  Brief narrative from the Animal Diversity Web.

• Mexican Prairie Dog: Cynomys mexicanus

  http://www.arkive.org/mexican-prairie-dog/cynomys-mexicanus/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Prairie Dog Patch

  http://www.pdpatch.com/
  A grass roots effort to preserve prairie dog habitat in Hastings, Nebraska.

• Red Squirrel: Sciurus vulgaris

  http://www.arkive.org/red-squirrel/sciurus-vulgaris/
  Information from ARKive including images and videos.

• Richardson's Ground Squirrels

  http://fusion.uleth.ca/crdc/rgs/publications/Michener54.pdf
  Paper by DR Broussard, GR Michener and FS Dobson on the behavior, physiology, and natural history of Spermophilus richardsonii.

• Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/spervari.htm
  Description, photograph, distribution and habits, from the Mammals of Texas.

• Sciuridae

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciuridae
  Information from Wikipedia on the classification of the Squirrel family which includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots and the true flying squirrels.

• Sciurus niger, Fox Squirrel

  http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/pdf/i0076-3519-479-01-0001.pdf
  Mammalian species account from the American Society of Mammalogists. Extensive information on characteristics, distribution, fossil record, habitat, behavior, and other topics.

• Spermophilus tridecemlineatus

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2010/kohlnhof_brid/
  Student project on the thirteen-lined ground squirrel including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.

• Spotted Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/sperspil.htm
  Description, photograph, distribution and habits, from the Mammals of Texas.

• Texas Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus interpres)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/ammointe.htm
  Photograph, description, distribution in Texas and habits.

• Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/spertrid.htm
  Description, photograph, distribution and habits, from the Mammals of Texas.

• Underdogs: Prairie Dogs at Home Underground

  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/98/burrow/
  National Geographic presents this rich site full of sounds and pictures, where you can learn about prairie dogs and explore a typical burrow.

• Utah Prairie Dog: Cynomys parvidens

  http://www.arkive.org/utah-prairie-dog/cynomys-parvidens/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Vancouver Island Marmot: Marmota vancouverensis

  http://www.arkive.org/vancouver-island-marmot/marmota-vancouverensis/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

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