| Arizona Gray Squirrel | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Sciurus |
| Subgenus: | Sciurus |
| Species: | S. arizonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sciurus arizonensis Coues, 1867 |
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| Arizona Gray Squirrel range | |
The Arizona gray squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to the canyons and valleys surrounded by deciduous and mixed forests in eastern Arizona and northern Mexico.
It is threatened by habitat loss. The only other large squirrel that is within its range is the Abert's squirrel, which has ear tufts and lives in pine forests. Although they act and look like other Gray squirrels, the Arizona gray squirrel is actually more closely related to the Fox Squirrel.
The Arizona gray squirrel's diet consists mainly of Pine cones, acorns, and other nuts. They also eat seeds and berries.