Sciuridae
Sciurus carolinensis
(eastern gray squirrel)

Image Caption:
A male gray squirrel chews on a piece of wood.  General characteristics for the eastern gray squirrel are as follows:

Average Mass of Adult Male: 513 g (Hayssen, 2008)
Average Length of Adult Male: 464 mm (Hayssen, 2008)
Average Mass of Adult Female: 431 g (Hayssen, 2008)
Average Length of Adult Female: 469 mm (Hayssen, 2008).
Dental Formula: i 1/1 c 0/0 p 2/1 m 3/3 total 22 (Koprowsi, 1994).
Habitat: Deciduous Forests.
Range: Eastern United States and Eastern Canada (Koprowski, 1994).

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Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis carolinensis) Eating Wood
Works Cited:

Hayssen, V.  (2008).  Patterns of Body and Tail Length and Body Mass in Sciuridae.  Journal of Mammalogy.  89(4):852-873.

Koprowski, J. L.  (1994).  Sciurus carolinensis.  The American Society of Mammalogists Mammalian Species, 480.  (University of Arizona Link).

Image Location: United States, Virginia, Norfolk
Image Date: 2008MAY01
Species: Sciurus carolinensis carolinensis
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