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Wildlife Reports => Southern Ontario Wildlife => Topic started by: don harvey on September 23, 2013, 05:05:12 PM

Title: fox squirrels
Post by: don harvey on September 23, 2013, 05:05:12 PM

Do red and grey squirrels ? I took as a hybrid on with the eye ring and reddish coat, in part but now wonder if I'd seen a fox squirrel.

Title: Re: fox squirrels
Post by: GStuart on September 23, 2013, 10:24:56 PM

The only Fox Squirrels in Ontario are on Pelee Island.  And I've never heard of other squirrels hybridizing, but I suppose there has to be a first report for everything.  Eastern Gray Squirrel can be highly variable, however.

Title: Re: fox squirrels
Post by: don harvey on September 25, 2013, 01:30:36 PM

thanks