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Eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Description:

Gray fur and it can have a brownish color fur. It has a usual white underside and it has a large bushy tail.

Habitat:

Eastern gray squirrels generally prefer constructing their dens upon large tree branches and within the hollow trunks of trees. Forests usually contain large amounts of dense understory vegetation that provides them sufficient amount of food sources and favorable shelters for grey squirrel.

Notes:

Eastern gray squirrel are difficult to distinguish from the related fox squirrel and Abert's squirrel.

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Ahmad McCullough
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Ahmad McCullough

Spotted on Jan 2, 2016
Submitted on Jan 13, 2016

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