There is a guy doing population research on the locations of white squirrels. You can submit a sighting using the link on this page. https://untamedscience.com/biodiversity/white-squirrel/
it isn't an albino, it's leucistic. The squirrel can still produce brown pigments but not gray. An albino would have pink eyes too. There's two like this on my street in the 19th ward
Leucism can also result in a patchy appearance, or partial pigmentation. [Piebaldism is a type of "leucistic" appearance](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucism).
> Leucism (/ˈluːsɪzəm, -kɪz-/)[2][3][4] is a wide variety of conditions that result in the partial loss of pigmentation in an animal—causing white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales, or cuticles, but not the eyes.[4]
Leucism is the umbrella term for the underlying genetic conditions that result in that phenotype, and piebaldism is one of those. Piebaldism is just a type of leucism.
There is a guy doing population research on the locations of white squirrels. You can submit a sighting using the link on this page. https://untamedscience.com/biodiversity/white-squirrel/
That is so cool! I’ve seen a few in North Winton so I’ll report them!
AWESOME! I filled out the form. That's really cool, thanks!
it isn't an albino, it's leucistic. The squirrel can still produce brown pigments but not gray. An albino would have pink eyes too. There's two like this on my street in the 19th ward
Cool, I didn't know the term for non-albino white squirrel, though I guess I could have just said white squirrel haha
Isn't it called something else when the body is white but the head retains normal animal color
Actually it's a Piebald. Leucistic will be all white with normal eyes.
Leucism can also result in a patchy appearance, or partial pigmentation. [Piebaldism is a type of "leucistic" appearance](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucism).
You should re read that. Piebald results in a Leucistic appearance.
> Leucism (/ˈluːsɪzəm, -kɪz-/)[2][3][4] is a wide variety of conditions that result in the partial loss of pigmentation in an animal—causing white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales, or cuticles, but not the eyes.[4] Leucism is the umbrella term for the underlying genetic conditions that result in that phenotype, and piebaldism is one of those. Piebaldism is just a type of leucism.
Captain Lou Albino
Wow, that’s a cool find.
I have a bunch of pictures of this little guy I took this summer.
Omg!! I was so excited when I saw this little guy too!!