Eastern Gray Squirrel

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Shenandoah National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
50–60%
2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30–40%
4 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
5 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
7 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
8 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
10 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
11 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Gray Squirrel in Shenandoah National Park?

About 36% of visitor-days record a Eastern Gray Squirrel sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 253 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Gray Squirrel in Shenandoah National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Gray Squirrel in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.

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