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On this page is a list of common squirrel species found in North America.

Squirrels are rodents belonging to the squirrel family, Sciuridae. This family has several subfamilies, the most notable of these in North America being the tree squirrels (which includes the three species of flying squirrels found in North America), and the ground squirrels, a group that includes chipmunks and marmots.

You can find out more about the squirrel family and the different types of squirrels (including the cat-sized Oriental giant squirrels) further down the page.

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Foxes: Fox Facts, Different Types Of Foxes With Pictures

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Foxes are small to mid-sized members of the dog family known for their bushy tails, omnivorous diet and usually nocturnal lifestyle. These fascinating animals are found on all continents except Antarctica (although they are not native to Australia), and in habitats ranging from the Arctic to the Sahara Desert.

This page contains interesting fox facts, and a list of different types of foxes, with pictures. Let’s find out more about these adaptable, intelligent canids…

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Different Types Of Sloths: Sloth Species List With Pictures & Facts

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A complete guide to the different types of sloths, with pictures, species descriptions, and conservation information.

Different Types Of Sloths

There are six species of sloths; divided between two families: Bradypodidae, the three-toed sloths; and Choloepodidae, the two-toed sloths.

There are four three-toed sloth species: the brown-throated sloth, maned sloth, pale-throated sloth and pygmy three-toed sloth.

There are two two-toed sloth species: Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth and Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth.

New Sloth Species?

A seventh sloth species, the southern maned sloth (Bradypus crinitus), a species of three-toed sloth, was identified in a paper published in 2022 (link).

At the time of writing (August 2023), however, the southern maned sloth is yet to be included in either the Mammal Species of the World database (link) or the Catalogue of Life…