Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Mammalia   >   Order Rodentia   >   Family Sciuridae   >   Genus Sciurus   

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In North America, the Eastern Gray Squirrel is the only known host of Neohaematopinus sciuri, a sucking louse (Dave Webb, pers. comm.).

There are 2,256 records in the project database.

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Eastern Gray Squirrel calling in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/25/2022). (c) iibm360, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). - iibm360 via iNaturalist.

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/7/2023). (c) iibm360, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). - iibm360 via iNaturalist.

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An Eastern Gray Squirrel in Harford Co., Maryland (7/31/2016). Photo by James Campbell. (MBP list)

An Eastern Gray Squirrel in Howard Co., Maryland (2/2/2020). Photo by Odacir Pinto. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Carroll Co., Maryland (10/7/2006). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

An Eastern Gray Squirrel in Howard Co., Maryland (12/7/2019). Photo by Dean Mahlstedt. (MBP list)

An Eastern Gray Squirrel in Harford Co., Maryland (1/23/2018). Photo by Austin Jennings. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/4/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Gray Squirrel documented by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/26/2013). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrels in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/15/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/25/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Frederick Co., Maryland (12/9/2021). No rights reserved. Photo by Andy Wilson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/4/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Gray Squirrel in Kent Co., Maryland (9/7/2013). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/5/2016). Photo by John R. Whitaker. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Talbot Co., Maryland (12/11/2010). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

An Eastern Gray Squirrel in Howard Co., Maryland (4/30/2017). Photo by Dean Mahlstedt. (MBP list)

A brown-black phase Eastern Gray Squirrel in Howard Co., Maryland (3/3/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A black-phase Eastern Gray Squirrel in Baltimore Co., Maryland (12/4/2015). Photo by Keith Eric Costley. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/7/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Gray Squirrel in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). Photo by Jeff Culler. (MBP list)

A white-form Eastern Gray Squirrel in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/19/2014). Photo by Wendy Crowe. (MBP list)

An albino Eastern Gray Squirrel in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/7/2014). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

An albino Eastern Gray Squirrel in Queenstown, Maryland (10/16/2013). Photo by Danny Poet. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Howard Co., Maryland (12/22/2016). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

An albino Eastern Gray Squirrel in Prince George's Co., Maryland (summer 2014). Photo by Andy Connelly. (MBP list)

An Eastern Gray Squirrel with unusual coloration in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (3/3/2012). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Howard Co., Maryland (6/1/2010). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel (brown phase) in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/28/2015). Photo by Jane Chandler. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/24/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A black phase Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/18/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An albino Eastern Gray Squirrel in Maryland (12/25/2012). (c) Tanya Riseman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tanya Riseman via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/4/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/4/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Gray Squirrel in Howard Co., Maryland (12/23/2020). Photo by Dean Mahlstedt. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Wicomico Co., Maryland (2/12/2023). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cin579 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Wicomico Co., Maryland (2/12/2023). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cin579 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Wicomico Co., Maryland (2/12/2023). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cin579 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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