#0075 · 🦊 mammals

Eastern Gray Squirrel

🇳🇱 Noord-Amerikaanse grijze eekhoorn ·Sciurus carolinensis

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Diliff · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © BirdPhotos.com · CC BY 4.0
3. © lwolfartist · CC BY 4.0
4. © lwolfartist · CC BY 4.0
5. Henley St, Ottawa, ON K2B, Canada:© Mike Leveille · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Beechgrove Complex, Kingston, ON, Canada:© Mark D. Read · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Grand Isle, VT 05458, USA:© hobiecat · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Coon Rapids, MN, USA:© earnoodles · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. W Roscoe St, Chicago, IL, US:© jorobertson1 · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Closter, NJ 07624, USA:© cavann · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Sciurus carolinensis , common name eastern gray squirrel or grey squirrel depending on region, 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.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 418,597iNaturalist observations
weight 16 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
418,597 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 16 g.
Scientifically named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788 (238 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.