MEET THEM
Names, dates and stories
Each profile brings together the squirrel’s known details and story in one place.
THE SCURRY · INDIVIDUAL SQUIRRELS
The Scurry
Meet the individual squirrels behind SQRLFather. These pages keep names, dates, species identities and available photographs separate from the species-wide biology in Learn.
REAL INDIVIDUALS, CLEAR CONTEXT
Personal profiles without mixing them into species references.
An individual squirrel and a species are not the same thing. The Scurry pages document the squirrel in front of you; Learn explains the wider biology of that species.
THE SCURRY IN PHOTOS
See the squirrels as they are
Browse real photos of the squirrels throughout their individual profiles and the SQRLFather Gallery.
LEARN MORE
From the individual to the species
Each squirrel links into the matching species reference and practical guides when you want to go deeper.
THE SCURRY
Browse all 23 profiles
Tree squirrels, ground squirrels and flying squirrels are grouped here so it is easy to browse The Scurry. The scientific species directory remains under Learn.
Tree Squirrels
Arboreal squirrels that spend much of their lives climbing, nesting and moving through trees and connected structures.
Mexican Red-bellied SquirrelRand al'Thor (Rand)Sciurus aureogaster
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Mexican Red-bellied SquirrelCamellia (Lia)Sciurus aureogaster
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Mexican Red-bellied SquirrelElayneSciurus aureogaster
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Eastern Grey SquirrelNeoSciurus carolinensis
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Eastern Grey SquirrelMattSciurus carolinensis
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Eastern Grey SquirrelBeanSciurus carolinensis
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Eastern Grey SquirrelNikkiSciurus carolinensis
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Eastern Grey SquirrelRoySciurus carolinensis
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Eastern Grey SquirrelSeleneSciurus carolinensis
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Variegated SquirrelPenelope (Penny)Sciurus variegatoides
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Ground Squirrels
The Scurry's ground-dwelling members include prairie dogs and Richardson's ground squirrels, with very different social and seasonal patterns from tree squirrels.
Black-tailed Prairie DogEmerald (Emmet)Cynomys ludovicianus
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Black-tailed Prairie DogAlexandrite (Alex)Cynomys ludovicianus
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Black-tailed Prairie DogRubyCynomys ludovicianus
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Black-tailed Prairie DogDiomandCynomys ludovicianus
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Black-tailed Prairie DogOpelCynomys ludovicianus
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Black-tailed Prairie DogTourmaline (Tori)Cynomys ludovicianus
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Black-tailed Prairie DogAmethyst (Ame)Cynomys ludovicianus
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Black-tailed Prairie DogSamCynomys ludovicianus
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Richardson's Ground SquirrelTheodoreUrocitellus richardsonii
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Richardson's Ground SquirrelEleanorUrocitellus richardsonii
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Flying Squirrels
Nocturnal gliding squirrels with specialized anatomy, habitat use and social behavior.