Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

Eastern Fox Squirrel

French common name:

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Eastern Fox Squirrel	Écureuil fauve
2005	Eastern Fox Squirrel	Écureuil fauve
2010	Eastern Fox Squirrel	Écureuil fauve
2015	Eastern Fox Squirrel
2020	Eastern Fox Squirrel

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Mammalia

Subclass

Theria

Infraclass

Eutheria

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Sciurus niger	Sciuridae	Rodentia
2005	Sciurus niger	Sciuridae	Rodentia
2010	Sciurus niger	Sciuridae	Rodentia
2015	Sciurus niger	Sciuridae	Rodentia
2020	Sciurus niger	Sciuridae	Rodentia

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Apparently Secure
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - N3
2020	Vulnerable - N3

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Ontario
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present