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The eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), also known, particularly outside of the United States, as simply the grey squirrel, 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 was introduced to Continental Europe in 1948 and has quickly taken advantage of Europe's food sources, habitats and lack of predators for grey squirrels. [1] Genetic studies have shown that human intervention-- released pets and intentional dispersal--may play a much larger role in the spread of grey squirrels than ...
The elk or wapiti (Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest species of deer in the world and one of the largest mammals in North America and eastern Asia. In the deer family ( Cervidae ), only the moose , Alces alces (called an "elk" in Europe), is larger, and Cervus unicolor (the sambar deer) can rival the C. canadensis elk in size.
A black eastern gray squirrel in Calgary, Alberta. The species was introduced into the area in the 1930s. Eastern gray squirrels, including their black morphs, were introduced into British Columbia during the early 1900s. [3] The species was also later introduced into other areas of Canada to which it was not native, such as Calgary, Alberta ...
Sciurini (/ s ɪ ˈ j uː r ɪ n iː /) is a tribe that includes about forty species of squirrels, [2] mostly from the Americas. It includes five living genera—the American dwarf squirrels, Microsciurus; the Bornean Rheithrosciurus; the widespread American and Eurasian tree squirrels of the genus Sciurus, which includes some of the best known squirrel species; the Central American ...
Arizona gray squirrel, Sciurus arizonensis [n 4] DD; Mexican gray squirrel, Sciurus aureogaster [n 15] LC; Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis [n 4] LC; Collie's squirrel, Sciurus colliaei LC; Deppe's squirrel, Sciurus deppei LC; Red-tailed squirrel, Sciurus granatensis LC and: [n 3] Richmond's squirrel, Sciurus richmondi [9] NT
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on af.wikipedia.org Gryseekhoring; Usage on ast.wikipedia.org Sciurus carolinensis; Usage on avk.wikipedia.org
This list of mammals of Idaho includes all wild mammal species indigenous to the U.S. state of Idaho. [1] [2] Five mammal species introduced in the state include the eastern gray squirrel, Virginia opossum, house mouse, black rat, and the Norway rat.