29 March (United States of America ) within release Nature of America goes into circulation Stamp Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) face value 33 United States cent
Stamp Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) in catalogues | |
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Stamp Number: | Sn:US 3378i |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Nature of America:
Stamp Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) it reflects the thematic directions:
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and were introduced by humans to Australia. The earliest known fossilized squirrels date from the Eocene epoch, and among other living rodent families, the squirrels are most closely related to the mountain beaver and dormice