Its closest competitors in the “bushiest tail” category are ring-tailed cats, striped possums and squirrel gliders, though in each case these animals’ fluffy appendages are ...

The researchers determined the tufted ground squirrel’s tail was in fact 130 percent the size of its body. None of the other mammals surveyed even broke the 100 percent threshold.

The red squirrel’s appearance varies seasonally. The paler, reddish to olive gray coat of summer includes a black line along each side, and creamy white or buffy underparts. In the winter, reddish ...

Squirrels, with their twitching noses, bushy tails, and energetic movements, are a common sight across many parts of the world. They are agile creatures that adapt well to diverse environments ...

While their antics are entertaining, squirrels can cause a lot of damage when they start digging up potted plants. Common tree squirrels with their big bushy tails and striped ground squirrels ...

The Southeast Asian striped squirrel (T. barbei) has a brighter belly and a paler tail than Himalayan striped squirrels (T. mcclellandii). In addition to pelt coloration, ...

Red squirrels are smaller, but they, like other squirrel species, have distinctly bushy tails. Fox squirrels—North America’s largest squirrel species, with several known subspecies—clock in ...

It also has a bushy tail like the gray squirrel but differs with an orange-brown coat and orange underparts. Also, in the 1920s the eastern gray squirrel was introduced to Balboa Park but did not ...