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MammalLCLeast Concern

Grey Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

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Introduced from North America in the 1870s and now ubiquitous across Britain. It outcompetes the native red squirrel and causes significant damage to forestry through bark-stripping of broadleaved trees.

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Quick Facts

Category
Mammal
Latin name
Sciurus carolinensis
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.