▁the ▁Sci ur ini ▁tribe , ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁family ▁Sci ur idae . ▁ ▁Species ▁This ▁genus ▁includes ▁three ▁species : ▁ ▁Tam ias ci urus ▁h ud son icus ▁— ▁American ▁red ▁squ ir rel ▁▁ ▁Tam ias ci urus ▁d oug las ii ▁— ▁Douglas ▁squ ir rel ▁Tam ias ci urus ▁me arn si ▁— ▁M ear ns ' s ▁squ ir rel ▁All ▁three ▁species ▁are ▁native ▁to ▁North ▁America . ▁P ine ▁squ ir rel s ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁and ▁western ▁United ▁States , ▁most ▁of ▁Canada , ▁Al aska , ▁and ▁north western ▁Mexico . ▁▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁P ine ▁squ ir rel s , ▁Tam ias ci urus ▁species , ▁are ▁small ▁tree ▁squ ir rel s ▁with ▁bush y ▁t ails . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁Sci urus , ▁they ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Sci ur ini ▁tribe . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Tam ias ci urus ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁" Τ α μ ί α ς " ▁" Σ κ ί ο υ ρ ος " ▁for ▁" ho ard er ▁squ ir rel ". ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁red ▁squ ir rel ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁E uras ian ▁red ▁squ ir rel , ▁Sci urus ▁vul gar is '' ▁— ▁both ▁are ▁usually ▁just ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" red ▁squ ir rel " ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁contin ents . ▁ ▁P ine ▁squ ir rel s ▁rely ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁food ▁sources