Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusSciurus (Tree Squirrels)
- SpeciesSciurus carolinensis (Eastern Gray Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Douglas' Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Olympic Marmot
Marmota olympus
Tamia améne
Tamias amoenus
Townsend's Chipmunk
Tamias townsendii
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Townsend's Vole
Microtus townsendii
Pacific Jumping Mouse
Zapus trinotatus
Mountain Beaver
Aplodontia rufa
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Gray Squirrel in Olympic National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Eastern Gray Squirrel sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Gray Squirrel in Olympic National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Gray Squirrel in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.