Editing Kaibab squirrel (section)

{{Short description|Subspecies of rodent found in Arizona}}
{{Subspeciesbox
| name = Kaibab squirrel
| image = Kaibab Squirrel.jpg
| image_caption = In [[Grand Canyon National Park]], [[Arizona]]
| genus = Sciurus
| species = aberti
| species_link = Abert's squirrel
| subspecies = kaibabensis
| authority = [[Clinton Hart Merriam|Merriam]], 1904
}}

The '''Kaibab squirrel''' (''Sciurus aberti kaibabensis'') is a [[tassel-eared squirrel]] that lives in the [[Kaibab Plateau]] in the [[Southwest United States]], in an area of {{Convert|20 by 40|mi|km|abbr=}}. The squirrel's habitat is confined entirely to the [[ponderosa pine]] forests of the North Rim of [[Grand Canyon National Park]] and the northern section of [[Kaibab National Forest]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/pwro/wildlife_portfolio/mammal19.htm|title=Kaibab squirrel|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> around the town of [[Jacob Lake, Arizona]].

This squirrel is [[Endemism|not found anywhere else in the world]].<ref name=sierraclub>{{cite web|url=http://sierraclub.typepad.com/explore/2012/02/north-kaibab-gateway-to-the-grand-canyon.html|title=North Kaibab Plateau, Gateway to the Grand Canyon|publisher=[[Sierra Club]]|date=February 16, 2012|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> In 1965, {{Convert|200000|acre|km2|abbr=}} of Kaibab squirrel habitat within Grand Canyon National Park and Kaibab National Forest were declared the Kaibab Squirrel [[National Natural Landmark]].<ref name=asr>{{cite web|url=http://www.arizonascenicroads.com/northern/kaibab_plateau_article_2.html|title=Kaibab Plateau – North Rim National Scenic Byway|publisher=Arizona Scenic Roads|access-date=October 26, 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191840/http://www.arizonascenicroads.com/northern/kaibab_plateau_article_2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>