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

Eastern Gray Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis

Exotic Species (not native to Montana)

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNA

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FWP Conservation Tier: 4

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General Description

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General Distribution

Montana Range

Western Hemisphere Range

Summary of Observations Submitted for Montana

Number of Observations: 20

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Relative Density

Recency

(Records associated with a range of dates 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/year. Altricial young.

References

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- Foresman, K. R. 2001. The Wild Mammals of Montana. American Society of Mammologists, Special Publication No. 12: Lawrence, KS, 278 pp.
- Koprowski, J. L. 1994. Sciurus carolinensis. American Society of Mammalogists, Lawrence, KS. Mammalian Species No. 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 May 19, 2013, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/detail_AMAFB07010.aspx