Eastern gray squirrel
species of rodent
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Summary
Eastern gray squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,208 views/month, #533 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Sciurus[5], Neosciurus[6]
- Taxon name: Sciurus carolinensis[7]
- Commons category: Sciurus carolinensis[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sciurus carolinensis[9]
- Commons gallery: Sciurus carolinensis[10]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[11]
- Taxon common name: Eastern Gray Squirrel[12], Gray Squirrel[13], Grey Squirrel[14], Östliches Grauhörnchen[15], wiewiórka szara[16], østamerikansk gråekorn[17], esguilu buxu[18], siva veverica[19]
- Different from: Spermophilus armatus[20]
- Mass: 15.5[21]
- Gestation period: 40[22]
- Longest observed lifespan: 23.6[23]
- Invasive to: European Union[24]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[25]
- Taxon author citation: Gmelin, 1788[26]
- Litter size: 2.5[27]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[28]
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Identifiers
Eastern gray squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46017[29]. Eastern gray squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30640[30]. Eastern gray squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 347685[31]. Eastern gray squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219681[32]. Eastern gray squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180175[33].
Why It Matters
Eastern gray squirrel has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]