AnAge entry for Sciurus carolinensis

Classification (HAGRID: 03162)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Sciuridae
                    Genus: Sciurus
Species: Sciurus carolinensis
Common name: Eastern gray squirrel

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