sciurus

As in the locally then internationally-famous sciurus carolinensis that scampered across home plate in Busch Stadium during the National League Division Series and—if you believe the legend—magically transformed the late-entry St. Louis Cardinals into championship contenders.

The Rally Squirrel Runs to Safety Jason Gay 2011

Rhenique nodos aureamque nitellam; fragravit ore quod rosarium Paesti, quod Atticarum prima mella cerarum, quod sucinorum rapta de manu gleba; cui conparatus indecens erat pavo, inamabilis sciurus et frequens phoenix, adhuc recenti tepet Erotion busto, quam pessimorum lex amara fatorum sexta peregit hieme, nec tamen tota, nostros amores gaudiumque lususque.

Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Harold Edgeworth Butler 1914

Rhenique nodos aureamque nitellam; 35 fragrauit ore, quod rosarium Paesti, quod Atticarum prima mella cerarum, quod sucinorum rapta de manu gleba; cui comparatus indecens erat pauo, inamabilis sciurus et frequens phoenix: 40 adhuc recenti tepet Erotion busto, quam pessimorum lex amara fatorum sexta peregit hieme, nec tamen tota, nostros amores gaudiumque lususque. et esse tristem me meus uetat Paetus, 45 pectusque pulsans pariter et comam uellens:

In Memoriam Martial 1912

In appearance and size he more approximates a large species of the sciurus family, commonly called the fox-squirrel, than anything I can name.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE 1841

THE ground squirrel, or little striped squirrel of Pennsylvania and the northern regions, are never seen here, and very rarely in the mountains northwest of these territories; but the flying squirrel, (sciurus volans) are very common.

Travels Through North & South Carolina, Georgia, East & West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws; Containing An Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions, Together with Observations on the Manners of the Indians. 1823

HERE are several species of squirrels, (sciurus) peculiar to the lower countries, or maritime parts of Carolina and the Floridas, and some of them are very beautiful creatures.

Travels Through North & South Carolina, Georgia, East & West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws; Containing An Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions, Together with Observations on the Manners of the Indians. 1823

A species of sciurus or squirrel, not described in the Syst.

Travels in the Interior of America, in the Years 1809, 1810, and 1811 1819

The species mentioned in the text may have been the sciurus petaurista of Linnaeus, the taguan, flying-cat, flying-hare, or Indian flying-squirrel of various authors.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784

"The Squirrel sent by General Cass is a species not heretofore described, and has been named by Dr. Mitchell the federation squirrel, or sciurus tredecem striatus.

Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Schoolcraft, H R 1851

"The Squirrel sent by General Cass is a species not heretofore described, and has been named by Dr. Mitchell the _federation squirrel_, or _sciurus tredecem striatus_.

Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1828