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Black Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

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Field Notes

Description:

The black squirrel is a melanistic subgroup of the eastern gray squirrel. This is a tree squirrel adept to climbing.

Habitat:

Wooded land and oak forests.

Notes:

The black squirrel was introduced to Michigan by the founder of the Kellogg Co.

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Black squirrel

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Mammals of KY, TN, IL, OH, MI.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2014

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