Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) - Detail

Species Detail - Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "The Irish Squirrel Survey 2007".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Sciurus carolinensis

Common Name Grey Squirrel

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0000332764 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Eastern Grey Squirrel , Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin 1788

Designations Invasive Species: EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation No. 1143/2014 || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 477/2011 (Ireland) || Invasive Species: High Risk Invasive Species (2013 Report) || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 374/2024 (Ireland)

Abbreviation sccar

Authority Gmelin, 1788

Group Terrestrial mammal

Rank Species

Number Of Records 580

Number Of 10Km Squares 288

Number Of 50Km Squares 67

Oldest Record 01/01/2001

Newest Record 31/12/2007

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 1 January (recorded in 2003)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 31 December (recorded in 2002)

Species Profiles

Citation COFORD, The Irish Squirrel Survey 2007, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), accessed 16 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/34/Species/119515>

Species Detail - Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "The Irish Squirrel Survey 2007".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)