Demarva Peninsula fox squirrels are arboreal squirrels. They like to climb and jump very much. Many netizens like them.

However, there are also many friends who are unfamiliar with the fox squirrels of the Demarva Peninsula who want to know about them, so let the editor lead you to understand them together!

I. Basic information

Chinese name: Demarva Peninsula fox squirrel

Latin name: Sciurus niger cinereus

Alternative name: Fox squirrel Demarva peninsula subspecies, gray squirrel

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordate

Class: Mammalia

Order: Rodents

Family: Sciuridae

Genus: Squirrel

Species: Fox squirrel

English name: Delmarva Peninsula fox Squirre

Name and time: True, 1884

II. Appearance characteristics

The fox squirrel of the Demarva Peninsula is relatively thick, with a total length of up to 70 cm, a tail length of 33 cm, and a weight of up to 1200 grams.

The Demarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel is grey or black in color, with black markings on its head and white nose, ears and claws.

III. Distribution range

Demarva Peninsula fox squirrels are mainly distributed in southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, Marwa Peninsula, Maryland, and Dorchester County.

Four. Habits

Demarva Peninsula fox squirrels are omnivorous animals, usually mainly on tree buds, insects, ant eggs, tubers, bulbs , roots, eggs, pine, corn, soybeans, oats and wheat for food.

V. Breeding methods

The mid-December of each year and January of the following year are the estrus seasons of the fox squirrels on the Demarva Peninsula. The Wah Peninsula fox squirrels reach sexual maturity at 10-11 months and usually give birth to their first litter at the age of one year, with a gestation period of 44-45 days.

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