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Sciurus carolinensis
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Common
Size
Length: 14–21 inches; weight: ¾–1½ pounds
Distribution
Statewide
The eastern gray squirrel is slender and smaller than its close relative, the fox squirrel. The fringe of the tail and belly are white and the back and sides of the body are gray. Gray squirrels are more common in bottomlands and rivers with a bushy understory. They build leafy nests in the fork or cavity of a tree. Squirrels prefer to dine on nuts, fruits, and buds of hickory, pecan, walnut, elm, and mulberry trees. They also enjoy field corn.
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Noppadol Paothong
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Photo by Noppadol Paothong, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation
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Editor – Angie Daly Morfeld
Associate Editor – Larry Archer
Photography Editor – Ben Nickelson
Staff Writer – Kristie Hilgedick
Staff Writer – Joe Jerek
Staff Writer – Dianne Van Dien
Designer – Marci Porter
Designer – Kate Morrow
Photographer – Noppadol Paothong
Photographer – David Stonner
Circulation – Marcia Hale