There are hundreds of squirrel species around the world and five in Pennsylvania: Eastern Gray Squirrel American ... and a flattened tail to help steer. The reputations of squirrels have had ...

The general color of the upper portions of the body, head and tail of the southern flying squirrel is drab olive gray, darkest and almost black ... south through most of the eastern half of the U.S.

It uses its tail to shift in the air and steer it ... leading to tree growth and forest regeneration. In fact, the Eastern Gray Squirrel is regarded as one of the most prodigious natural forest ...

The eastern gray squirrel. Sciurus carolinensis. Ten or 11 inches long on a good day, with a fluffy tail nearly as long as their body. They’re scruffy, they’re described to be kind of dopey-looking ...

Now we have a gray squirrel with an orange tail in Winston-Salem ... “It’s likely just one of the many color morphs of our eastern gray squirrels. I have some with blonde tails in my area ...

the common eastern gray squirrel, does not live in towns or cities, preferring dense forests and isolated fields. They’re also larger and have a bushier tail. The western gray was first listed ...