Species Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788
American Grey Squirrel, Eastern Grey Squirrel
- Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, J.F. 1788. [title unknown]. 148 in Linnaeus, C. (ed.). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Lyon : J.B. Delamolliere Vol. 1 [148].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Native to the eastern United States and southeastern Canada and has been introduced to western United States and to other provinces in southeastern Canada. It also has been introduced into England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and South Africa. Colonies now apparently extinct in Australia, see Seebeck, J.H. 1987. 46. Sciurudae. pp. 932-938 in Walton, D.W. & Richardson, B.J. (eds). Fauna of Australia. Mammalia. Canberra : AGPS Vol. 1B x 401–1227 pp.. For a general distribution in Australia, see Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference With Conservation Status. Collingwood, VIC : CSIRO Publishing 162 pp..
Introduced from Nearctic Region.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- South Africa
Nearctic Region
- Canada
- United States of America
Palaearctic Region
- United Kingdom
Distribution References
- Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp.
- Seebeck, J.H. 1989. 46. Sciurudae. pp. 932-938 in Walton, D.W. & Richardson, B.J. (eds). Fauna of Australia. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1B 827 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study (American Grey Squirrel)
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. (Eastern Grey Squirrel)