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Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus (Sciurus) niger)
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MammalsIn Erie County, Ohio

Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus (Sciurus) niger Linnaeus, 1758

Eastern Fox Squirrel in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Sciurus
Near Erie County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (19)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
  • Recorded, season not shown (19)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Eastern Fox Squirrel by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Butler County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County890 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County78 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County65 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hamilton County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County126 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lorain County115 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County320 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Medina County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County66 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County179 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood County57 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Erie County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 78 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Erie County · records of all species each week, 14,434 in all

Records per week from 78 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Eastern Fox Squirrel in Erie County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern Fox SquirrelYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100047
Jan 11–172275
Jan 18–240052
Jan 25–311167
Feb 1–71170
Feb 8–140021
Feb 15–210052
Feb 22–281160
Mar 1–71190
Mar 8–142290
Mar 15–211179
Mar 22–282293
Mar 29 – Apr 40082
Apr 5–1143499
Apr 12–1833555
Apr 19–2511531
Apr 26 – May 254590
May 3–964519
May 10–16149765
May 17–2363697
May 24–3053548
May 31 – Jun 633427
Jun 7–1311381
Jun 14–2011384
Jun 21–2700273
Jun 28 – Jul 400316
Jul 5–1122605
Jul 12–1800329
Jul 19–2522514
Jul 26 – Aug 100527
Aug 2–800409
Aug 9–1511422
Aug 16–2211699
Aug 23–2900309
Aug 30 – Sep 511440
Sep 6–1200392
Sep 13–1900444
Sep 20–2622398
Sep 27 – Oct 300248
Oct 4–1000260
Oct 11–1700148
Oct 18–2411176
Oct 25–3111161
Nov 1–700149
Nov 8–140078
Nov 15–210049
Nov 22–281172
Nov 29 – Dec 53271
Dec 6–120027
Dec 13–190029
Dec 20–262254
Dec 27 – Jan 21161

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 3,320 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 3,320 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Eastern Fox Squirrel in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern Fox SquirrelYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–106786,211
Jan 11–1746105,146
Jan 18–2457104,645
Jan 25–314394,698
Feb 1–74896,023
Feb 8–144395,888
Feb 15–214095,436
Feb 22–286696,846
Mar 1–76588,321
Mar 8–1475910,384
Mar 15–2160812,620
Mar 22–2867813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4901019,661
Apr 5–1191726,860
Apr 12–181091039,925
Apr 19–25951041,623
Apr 26 – May 2173956,391
May 3–9133952,952
May 10–161491053,785
May 17–231111057,698
May 24–3088954,651
May 31 – Jun 6561053,099
Jun 7–1342853,700
Jun 14–2045856,625
Jun 21–27461055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4591058,477
Jul 5–11481061,336
Jul 12–1842964,722
Jul 19–2549969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 137959,416
Aug 2–8431059,712
Aug 9–1524955,994
Aug 16–2217754,328
Aug 23–2924751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 546957,167
Sep 6–1239859,075
Sep 13–1969854,543
Sep 20–2661945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3801043,180
Oct 4–10841037,841
Oct 11–1780930,824
Oct 18–24611021,156
Oct 25–3153919,021
Nov 1–761914,172
Nov 8–1457912,621
Nov 15–214287,965
Nov 22–286298,136
Nov 29 – Dec 544106,083
Dec 6–123496,004
Dec 13–194995,423
Dec 20–2660105,661
Dec 27 – Jan 290108,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Sciurus recorded in Erie County

Eastern Gray SquirrelSciurus (Sciurus) carolinensis

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus (Sciurus) carolinensisOften confused in Ohio: 137 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicusOften confused in Ohio: 21 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Common Raccoon Procyon lotor15 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Chipmunk Tamias (Tamias) striatus14 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed73%49%
Forest15%31%
Wetland7%5%
Farmland5%11%
Open water0.5%3%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 1,686 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

3,320 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.