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Gray squirrel

Sciurus Carolinensis

Photo by Ursula
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown-grey squirrel about 25cm tall.

Habitat:

Eastern United States, Southeastern Canada, Britain, Ireland, western North America, Italy, South Africa

Notes:

These squirrels for sure are more courageous than the ones in Slovenia.

Reference Links:

Eastern gray squirrel

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Ursula
Thx for the info, Malcolm! :)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
It certainly is a Grey Squirrel, Sciurus Carolinensis. The Red Squirrel which you see all over the rest of Europe is restricted to just a few scattered colonies in the UK as the Grey Squirrels (which were introduced from America) drive them away.

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