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Black Eastern Gray Squirrel (melanistic)

Sciurus carolinensis

Photo by wyldcdn
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Black Squirrel

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

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Telse
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Comments (4)
Telse
Very cute shot wlydcdn. Although it is black it is an Eastern Gray Squirrel. Sending you link. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you can read about it here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_gray_squirrel Mine kinda cute too. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/22273139 (I spell gray with e)
CherylAndrews
Take a look at photo of black squirrel on my page.... it has a rust colored tail !
Seema
nice pic...never seen a black one..

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PublishedMarch 17, 2011

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