Adults weigh 454-681 g (1-1.5 lb). The deciduous forests of the eastern half of North America provide optimum habitat for the gray squirrel, but the range includes portions of the mixed forest in ...

The underparts of the body and head are white to creamy white, the hairs showing no gray at the bases (as they ... of the presence of these secretive tree squirrels. Bendel, P.R. and J.E Gates. 1987.

The site, which has already yielded an impressive range of prehistoric creatures ... 4 kg—three times heavier than today’s typical gray squirrels—once roamed North America.

OLYMPIA, Wash.— The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission today voted to uplist western gray squirrels from threatened to endangered under the state’s endangered species act. Population estimates ...

This has happened for a number of reasons: The grey squirrel eats a wider range of food and can survive in areas of mixed woodland whilst the red squirrel cannot. The grey squirrel carries a ...