Abert's Squirrel (Diorama)

Historical Note

The Abert’s Squirrel diorama is located on the first floor in the Hall of Small Mammals, part of the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals. The diorama was created in 1962 and was restored during the Hall’s renovation project in 2011-2012. The scene depicts a lone Abert’s squirrel in its snowy habitat at Kaibab National Forest, Arizona. The squirrel is from an isolated population on Arizona’s mile high Kaibab Plateau. The background was painted by Matthew Kalmenoff. The foreground artist was George Peterson. The taxidermist was James Hagenmayer. (Windows on Nature, 2006)

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• AMNH Dioramas