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Western Gray Squirrel
Western Gray Squirrel
Sciurus griseus
Mammalia
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
7-8 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
North America
Movement
Climbing
Breeding
Live Birth
Defense
Speed
Status
Common

About

The Western Gray Squirrel is the largest tree squirrel native to the western United States, found in oak and pine woodlands from Washington to Baja California. It caches thousands of acorns each season and relies entirely on spatial memory to recover them through winter.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    newborn pup
    A blind, hairless pup nurses in the nest and is unable to regulate its own warmth.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A weaned juvenile is fully furred, leaves the nest, and begins foraging on solid food.
  3. 3.
    adult
    Fully grown and self-sufficient.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Sciurus
Species
Sciurus griseus