FREMONT’S SQUIRREL 
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beautiful now squirrel discovered in California by Mr. Woodhouse, and 
recently described by that gentleman, and in this respect bear a resem- 
blance to those on the ears of the common Squirrel of Europe ( Sciurus 
vulgaris ) ; the tufts, however, of the latter are twice the length of those of 
S. Fremonti, being an inch long, whilst in the latter they are half an inch 
in length. 
These tufts, in the specimen, originate on the outer surface of the ear, 
near the base, and the edges of the ear are only covered with short hairs, 
whilst in the European species not only the posterior portions, but also the 
upper edges, or rims of the ear, are thickly haired, producing so large and 
thick a tuft that the animal at first sight appears to have an ear more than 
an inch long. 
