Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Red Squirrel 



ABBREVIATION : 
TAHU

COMMON NAMES : 
   red squirrel
   pine squirrel


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the red squirrel is
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Erxleben.  There are 25 accepted subspecies [13].


ORDER : 
RODENTIA

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
The Mount Graham red squirrel (T. h. ssp. grahamensis), endemic to
Arizona, has been federally listed as endangered since 1987 [45].

OTHER STATUS : 
The Mount Graham red squirrel is
listed by the State of Arizona as critically imperiled [55].  Its
status is related to its small and declining population, habitat
alteration, and further threat to remaining habitat due to human
activity (proposed observatory construction) [39].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, September 1995


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1995. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Red Squirrel