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DELMARVA FOX SQUIRREL 



or 



Bryants Fox Squirrel 



Sclurus niger cinereus (Linnaeus) 



Sciurus niger bryanti 



Sciurus niger neglectus (Gray)" 



Order : RODENTIA 

 Family: SCIURIDAE 



Estimated Numbers : About 500+ are known, and may be 1000+, but no total 

 estimates are available. In 1964, Linduska estimated the population in 

 the low thousands . 



Present Distribution : These squirrels are found only in four Maryland 

 counties, with certainty, plus one isolated record on the county line 

 of Caroline/Talbot County. Introductions were made in one area at 

 Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia. The main range is 

 50 to 75 miles x 25 miles. These are plotted in the map of zoological 

 factors of ecological importance (Map 2). 



Kent County - Eastern Neck Island and Eastern Neck National Wild- 

 life Refuge, found in grain fields and woodlands and marsh on 

 refuge, especially along Hickory Ridge. There is an estimate of 

 250+ squirrels (Refuge Manager, 1972). Possibly a few still occur 

 on land owned by Eugene DuPont near Rock Hall, but no recent 

 records. 



Queen Anne County - On Wye Island about 75 acres of loblolly 

 pine near Wye River with an estimate of several squirrels. 

 Possibly also at Wye Mills; possibly also near Church Hill. 



Talbot County - near Trappe along Choptank River (Walsh, 1973; 

 Flyger, 1973); at head of Miles River (duPont McConnell, 1973); 

 possibly around Bruceville, Windy Hill and Barber areas - the 

 latter being along the LaTrappe River and creek with no name 

 north of Choptank River (Walsh, 1973). Possibly at Little Neck 

 and Island Creek Neck area (Walsh, 1973). 



Dorchester County - Drawbridge area (Flyger, 1973); Walsh, 1973; 

 also suggested from Presque Isle, Vienna, Ellicott and Steele 

 Neck (Walsh, 1973) Linkwood State Wildlife Management Area has an 

 area of 300 acres but few squirrels were estimated (Germany, 1972) 



Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge - There are 11,300 acres with 

 about 400 to 500 acres wooded and suitable for squirrel habitat 

 with an estimate of 150+ squirrels (Julien and Germany, 1972). 



