American red squirrel
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| phylum | Chordata | The American red squirrel is one of three species of tree squirrel currently classified in the genus Tamiasciurus, known as the pine squirrels (the others are the Douglas squirrel, T. douglasii and Mearns's squirrel, T. mearnsi). American red squirrels are also referred to as pine squirrels, North American red squirrels, boomers, chickarees, and fairydiddles. They are medium-sized diurnal mammals that defend a year-round exclusive territory. The diet of these tree squirrels is specialized on the seeds of conifer cones.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Rodentia | |
| family | Sciuridae | |
| genus | Tamiasciurus | |
| species | T. hudsonicus |
