Eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis · Sciuridae

The eastern gray squirrel, spelled as grey squirrel outside of the United States, is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus. It is native to eastern North America, where it is the most prodigious and ecologically essential natural forest regenerator. Widely introduced to certain places around the world, the eastern gray squirrel in Europe, in particular, is regarded as an invasive species.

Where the Eastern gray squirrel lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (Europe and North America).

Introduced, not native, in United Kingdom.

Most records fall in Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, Maryland, Ontario and Virginia.

See the Eastern gray squirrel’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 715,472 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.