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  - Phylum - Vertebrates - Craniata
    - Class - Mammals - Mammalia
      - Order - Rodents - Rodentia
        
        Family - Squirrels - Sciuridae
        
        Species - Eastern Gray Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Gray Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis

Non-native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNA
(see State Rank Reason below)

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State Rank Reason (see State Rank above)

Species is nonnative/ introduced

General Description

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Species Range

Montana Range Range Descriptions

Non-native

Western Hemisphere Range

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 30

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Relative Density

Recency

(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)

Migration

Non-migratory.

Habitat

Native to eastern broad-leafed deciduous forests, thrives in Climax Forest.

Food Habits

Will store (cache or hoard) food.

Ecology

Quite arboreal. Intraspecific intolerance in vicinity of nest, but tolerant while foraging.

Reproductive Characteristics

Breeding season from late December to the following September. Includes 2 peaks (January to February and May to June). Young born February to April and late June to August. Some females produce 0 to 1 litters per year. Altricial young.

Stewardship Responsibility

References

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- Foresman, K.R. 2001. The wild mammals of Montana. American Society of Mammalogists, Special Publication Number 12. Lawrence, KS. 278 pp.
- Foresman, K.R. 2012. Mammals of Montana. Second edition. Mountain Press Publishing, Missoula, Montana. 429 pp.
- Hoffmann, R.S., P.L. Wright, and F.E. Newby. 1969. The distribution of some mammals in Montana. I. Mammals other than bats. Journal of Mammalogy 50(3): 579-604.
- Joslin, Gayle, and Heidi B. Youmans. 1999. Effects of recreation on Rocky Mountain wildlife: a review for Montana. [Montana]: Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society.
- Koprowski, J.L. 1994. Sciurus carolinensis. Mammalian Species. 480: 1-9.
- Reid, F. 2006. Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America, 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston and New York, 608 pp.
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Citation for data on this website:
Eastern Gray Squirrel — Sciurus carolinensis. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved on November 21, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=AMAFB07010