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--> FAMILY Sciuridae
--> SUBFAMILY Sciurinae
--> TRIBE Sciurini
--> GENUS Sciurus
--> SUBGENUS Sciurus
SPECIES Sciurus (Sciurus) carolinensis
| Author: | Gmelin, 1788. | | Citation: | In Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., 13th ed., 1: 148. | | Common Name: | Eastern Gray Squirrel | | Type Locality: | "Carolina." | | Distribution: | E Texas (USA) to Saskatchewan (Canada) and east to Atlantic Coast. Introduced into Britain, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Australia, South Africa, and various localities in W North America. | | Comments: | Subgenus Sciurus (Hall, 1981:417). Reviewed by Koprowski (1994b, Mammalian Species No. 480). |
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