eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) A grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) drinks from the pond in Wellington Park in the town of Wellington, Somerset, United Kingdom.
Date 10 May 2009, 10:16:27
Author Julie Anne Workman https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Julia_W
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey_squirrel_in_Wellington_Park,_Somerset.jpg
The eastern gray squirrel or grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus. It is native to eastern North America, where it is the most prodigious and ecologically essential natural forest regenerator. The eastern grey squirrel in Europe is regarded as an invasive species.
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sciurus
Subgenus: Sciurus
Species: Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788
