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The Delmarva Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus), also called the Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel, is a formerly endangered subspecies of the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger). It is native to the eastern United States. The Delmarva fox squirrel was removed from the Endangered Species List effective December 2015.

Its name comes from the Delmarva Peninsula, which consists of Delaware and parts of the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia. The species is mainly herbivorous, typically feeding on the nuts and seeds of many trees such as oaks, hickories, sweet gum, walnut, and loblolly pine during the fall season when these trees are dispersing their seeds. In the summer and early fall they often feed on mature green pine cones. Other less important food sources include buds, fruits, insects, and grain.

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