eastern gray squirrel |
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Sciurus carolinensis |
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| Order | Rodentia (Rodents) |
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| Suborder | Sciuromorpha (Squirrels, dormice, and relatives) |
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| Family | Sciuridae (Squirrels) |
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| Subfamily | Sciurinae (Tree squirrels, flying squirrels, and relatives) |
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| Identification | This common species is smaller than the eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger). At maturity the head and body length reaches 8″ to 10″. It has a very bushy, 7¾″ to 10″ long tail with white-tipped hairs. Black Squirrel, the melanistic color phase of this species, can be found in southeastern Minnesota. |
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Boot Lake Scientific and Natural Area Charles A. Lindbergh State Park |
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