https://wildlife.blog/tags/eastern-gray-squirrel/Recent content in Eastern Gray Squirrel on Wildlife.blogHugoen-usSat, 04 Jul 2026 04:21:11 +0000https://wildlife.blog/posts/a-two-toned-squirrel-i-found-in-stuytown-manhattan/Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:21:11 +0000https://wildlife.blog/posts/a-two-toned-squirrel-i-found-in-stuytown-manhattan/<p><strong>Eastern gray squirrel</strong> <em>(Sciurus carolinensis)</em> — melanistic morph</p> <p>This is a melanistic Eastern gray squirrel, not a separate species. Melanism is an overproduction of the dark pigment melanin (the inverse of albinism), which turns the normally gray coat near-black; such animals are known informally as &ldquo;black squirrels.&rdquo; The two-toned appearance here — a black body with a tail retaining a warm rufous cast — reflects incomplete pigmentation of the tail rather than the animal&rsquo;s age.</p>https://wildlife.blog/posts/squirrel-new-york-city/https://wildlife.blog/posts/squirrel-new-york-city/<hr> <p><strong>Eastern Gray Squirrel</strong> <em>(Sciurus carolinensis)</em></p> <p>One of the most adaptable urban mammals in North America, thriving in city parks where it caches thousands of nuts each autumn — and forgets enough of them to plant trees.</p> <p>Ubiquitous year-round in New York City parks, sidewalks, and backyards; the city&rsquo;s population is estimated in the tens of thousands.</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_gray_squirrel">Wikipedia</a> | <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46017-Sciurus-carolinensis">iNaturalist</a></p>