Gray squirrel
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Gray squirrel or grey squirrel may refer to several species of squirrel indigenous to North America:
- The Eastern gray squirrelEastern Gray SquirrelThe eastern gray squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to the eastern and midwestern United States, and to the southerly portions of the eastern provinces of Canada...
(Sciurus carolinensis), from the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; introduced into Britain, Ireland, western North America, Italy, and South Africa; - The Western Gray SquirrelWestern Gray SquirrelThe Western Gray Squirrel is an arboreal rodent found along the western coast of the United States and Canada.In some places, this species has also been known as the Silver-gray Squirrel, the California Gray Squirrel, the Oregon Gray Squirrel, the Columbian Gray Squirrel and the Banner-tail...
(Sciurus griseus), from the western United States - The Arizona gray squirrelArizona Gray SquirrelThe Arizona gray squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to the canyons and valleys surrounded by deciduous and mixed forests in eastern Arizona and northern Mexico....
(Sciurus arizonensis), from the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico - The Mexican Gray SquirrelMexican Gray SquirrelMexican gray squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Guatemala and in eastern and southern Mexico, and is an introduced species in the Florida Keys....
(Sciurus aureogaster), from southern Mexico and Guatemala; introduced into the Florida Keys