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Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern Gray Squirrel, gray squirrel
Rock Creek Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Rodentia, Suborder Sciuromorpha, Family Sciuridae, Genus Sciurus, Species Sciurus carolinensis


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: S5
Evidence:		5 Observations, 5 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Catoctin Mountain Park
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Everglades National Park
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Dupont Park
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fort Washington Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Greenbelt Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harmony Hall	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks
National Capital Parks-East	National Mall and Memorial Parks
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Oxon Run National Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	7/5/2005

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