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Mammalia

Sherman's Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger shermani

The variable Sherman's race of this large, widespread squirrel is native to Florida and southern Georgia. It is uncommon in pine or pine-oak woodlands in the Altamaha River basin. Six records are from four quads in three counties.

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