The furry creatures are fox squirrels, according to Falyn Owens, a biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources ...

and a black-tipped tail are some of the characters by which the gray fox differs from the red fox. Other differences include coarser fur, a shorter muzzle and legs, dark brown eyes, and a mane of ...

The Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel is the largest variety of tree squirrel in North America — with about half its length taken up by its long, exceedingly fluffy tail. Unlike the chattering, ...

When parted, the white hairs of the belly show gray bases, the fur on the ... predators of the northern flying squirrel. Mammals that are known to prey upon this rodent include the marten, otter ...

and twice the size of the more common gray squirrels seen in metropolitan areas like Charlotte and Raleigh, says the North Carolina Wildlife Commission. Fox squirrels are found in the dense pine ...

“The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel in North Carolina, nearly twice the size of the more common gray squirrel,” said the state’s Facebook post. How big do they get? “When I saw ...

The fox squirrel is frosty silver to slate gray with a white belly and can grow to be 30 inches long, including 15 inches of tail. HABITAT: Delmarva fox squirrels prefer mature forest of both hardwood ...