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Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

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Field Notes

Description:

As the name suggests, the eastern gray squirrel has predominantly gray fur, but it can have a brownish color. It has a usual white underside as compared to the typical brownish-orange underside of the fox squirrel.

Habitat:

URI campus

Notes:

Found it while walking around campus

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
DanielePralong
Hi RichardRicardo, welcome to Project Noah! Thanks in advance for editing your spotting and adding in the scientific name for the Eastern gray Squirrel. In terms of the Project Noah database, adding the scientific name will make your spotting a complete, usable record will also move it off of the "Unidentified" spottings list.

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PublishedNovember 3, 2013

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