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Douglas squirrel

Tamiasciurus douglasii (Bachman, 1839)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 225 g to 229.8 g and live up to 5.49 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the douglas squirrel

Weight
225 g – 229.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.49 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
38.8 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
5.43src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4.3 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the douglas squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the douglas squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a pine squirrel found in western North America, from the Pacific Northwest (including the northwestern coastal states of the United States as well as the southwestern coast of British Columbia in Canada) to central California, with an isolated subspecies in northern Baja California, Mexico. It is sometimes known as the chickaree or pine squirrel, although these names are also used for the American red squirrel. Variant spellings of the common name are Douglas' squirrel and Douglas's squirrel. The Native Americans of Kings River called it the "Pillillooeet", in imitation of its characteristic alarm call.

From the Wikipedia article “Douglas squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Douglas_squirrel&oldid=1380253948), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the douglas squirrel sound like?

Parande at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the douglas squirrel endangered?

The douglas squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the douglas squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusTamiasciurus
  7. SpeciesTamiasciurus douglasii (Bachman, 1839)

Synonyms Sciurus douglasii

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • ChickareeEnglish
  • Douglas' squirrelEnglish
  • Douglas's squirrelEnglish
  • Douglas's squirrelEnglish
  • Douglas’s squirrelEnglish
  • سنجاب دوغلاسArabic
  • čikarí DouglasůvCzech
  • Douglas egernDanish
  • DouglashörnchenGerman
  • Douglas-HörnchenGerman
  • Σκίουρος του DouglasGreek
  • ardilla de DouglasSpanish
  • lännenpunaoravaFinnish
  • écureuil de DouglasFrench
  • Douglas-mókusHungarian
  • ダグラスリスJapanese
  • DouglasekornNorwegian Bokmål
  • DouglaseekhoornDutch
  • sosnowiórka szaraPolish
  • Wiewiórka czikariPolish
  • Esquilo-de-DouglasPortuguese
  • Белка ДугласаRussian
  • DamoliliWasho
  • 道格拉斯松鼠Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the douglas squirrel

Other species in the same genus Tamiasciurus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the douglas squirrel?

An adult douglas squirrel weighs 225 g – 229.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the douglas squirrel endangered?

The douglas squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the douglas squirrel live?

The douglas squirrel has a recorded lifespan of 5.49 years.

How long is the douglas squirrel pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 38.8 days.

What kind of animal is the douglas squirrel?

The douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/douglas-squirrel

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{douglas_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/douglas-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}