Abert's Squirrel is instantly recognizable by its spectacular ear tufts and is almost entirely dependent on ponderosa pine for food and shelter. It feeds on the inner bark, seeds, and buds of ponderosa pine and acts as an important disperser of pine fungi. The squirrel's range closely mirrors that of the ponderosa pine belt across the southwestern United States.
Habitat
Ponderosa pine forests of the Rocky Mountains and Southwest
Diet
Ponderosa pine inner bark, seeds, fungi, and buds
How common
Uncommon
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