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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus (Sciurus) carolinensis)
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MammalsIn Portage County, Ohio

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus (Sciurus) carolinensis Gmelin, 1788

Eastern Gray Squirrel in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Sciurus
Near Portage County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (9)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
  • Recorded, season not shown (25)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Eastern Gray Squirrel by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Ashland County76 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County238 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County408 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont County61 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County322 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County82 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield County32 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County736 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County39 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County100 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County383 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin County37 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County62 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County38 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County30 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County154 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County154 · Season shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County141 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County503 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren County42 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County37 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Portage County

Mid-April to late November, middle week Sep 20–26

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Recording in Portage County · records of all species each week, 31,804 in all

Records per week from 154 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 122 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Eastern Gray Squirrel in Portage County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern Gray SquirrelYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100044
Jan 11–170056
Jan 18–240031
Jan 25–312167
Feb 1–70066
Feb 8–140074
Feb 15–210072
Feb 22–280080
Mar 1–711109
Mar 8–1400146
Mar 15–2100152
Mar 22–2811140
Mar 29 – Apr 411277
Apr 5–1100451
Apr 12–1833648
Apr 19–2521641
Apr 26 – May 263849
May 3–9321,174
May 10–1642788
May 17–23111,091
May 24–3055753
May 31 – Jun 632782
Jun 7–13431,242
Jun 14–20321,568
Jun 21–27431,383
Jun 28 – Jul 4001,344
Jul 5–11321,357
Jul 12–18631,310
Jul 19–25221,431
Jul 26 – Aug 1221,439
Aug 2–8221,037
Aug 9–15001,056
Aug 16–22111,145
Aug 23–2953911
Aug 30 – Sep 562930
Sep 6–1200986
Sep 13–1953974
Sep 20–26441,199
Sep 27 – Oct 3114985
Oct 4–1053516
Oct 11–1741417
Oct 18–2443435
Oct 25–31114401
Nov 1–742278
Nov 8–14154251
Nov 15–2183228
Nov 22–2854130
Nov 29 – Dec 51182
Dec 6–123179
Dec 13–191169
Dec 20–261153
Dec 27 – Jan 22277

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 5,558 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 5,558 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Eastern Gray Squirrel in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern Gray SquirrelYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1071106,211
Jan 11–175195,146
Jan 18–246894,645
Jan 25–3152104,698
Feb 1–78486,023
Feb 8–146285,888
Feb 15–217395,436
Feb 22–288696,846
Mar 1–78588,321
Mar 8–141221010,384
Mar 15–21120812,620
Mar 22–28961013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4116919,661
Apr 5–111351026,860
Apr 12–181621039,925
Apr 19–251971041,623
Apr 26 – May 22171056,391
May 3–91971052,952
May 10–16152953,785
May 17–23135957,698
May 24–301281054,651
May 31 – Jun 6951053,099
Jun 7–1396953,700
Jun 14–2093856,625
Jun 21–27971055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 483958,477
Jul 5–11761061,336
Jul 12–18781064,722
Jul 19–2571969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 164959,416
Aug 2–8511059,712
Aug 9–1557955,994
Aug 16–2248954,328
Aug 23–29511051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5109957,167
Sep 6–12131959,075
Sep 13–19163954,543
Sep 20–261521045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 32181043,180
Oct 4–101911037,841
Oct 11–171541030,824
Oct 18–241471021,156
Oct 25–31129819,021
Nov 1–71171014,172
Nov 8–14100812,621
Nov 15–219097,965
Nov 22–2890108,136
Nov 29 – Dec 56896,083
Dec 6–125276,004
Dec 13–1981105,423
Dec 20–2668105,661
Dec 27 – Jan 212998,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Sciurus recorded in Portage County

Eastern Fox SquirrelSciurus (Sciurus) niger

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Eastern Fox Squirrel Sciurus (Sciurus) nigerOften confused in Ohio: 137 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicusOften confused in Ohio: 38 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus100 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Chipmunk Tamias (Tamias) striatus67 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Common Raccoon Procyon lotor47 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 1 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed76%49%
Forest21%31%
Wetland1%5%
Farmland1%11%
Open water0.2%3%
Grassland and shrub0.1%0.9%

From 3,119 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Portage County result

154 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.