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mammal · Rodentia · Sciuridae

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788 — also called Eastern Grey Squirrel, Grey Squirrel, Grey squirrel. Occurrence records of the Eastern Gray Squirrel are shared on GBIF from around 22 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Lion's Head Hiking Trail (418 records).

IUCN: Least concernSciuridae
22reserves with records
1 185records around them
1provinces
LCIUCN category
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Photo: Dominic Nelson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserveWC Western Cape418
Tokai ParkNational parkWC Western Cape160
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape113
Hottentots-HollandProtected areaWC Western Cape99
Constantia NekNature reserveWC Western Cape63
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserveWC Western Cape58
Table Mountain National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape47
Muizenberg CaveNature reserveWC Western Cape38
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected areaWC Western Cape33
Grysbok ParkNature reserveWC Western Cape33
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape29
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserveWC Western Cape25
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuaryWC Western Cape15
St. James SpringNature reserveWC Western Cape11
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserveWC Western Cape8
Haasendal Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape8
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape8
Drakenstein Lion ParkWildlife sanctuaryWC Western Cape6
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape4
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape3
Cape Winelands Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserveWC Western Cape3
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserveWC Western Cape3

By province

Western Cape
22 reserves

Taxonomy

Class
Mammalia
Family
Sciuridae
Scientific name
Sciurus carolinensis
GBIF taxon
5219681
Wikidata
Q468500

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.