Squirrel Colors Map
Squirrel Mapper is a volunteer-powered, scientific study of rapid color evolution in Sciurus carolinensis. With the help of citizen scientists, we study what how and why the different color forms of gray squirrels are changing across North America. They count squirrels and present their findings to the public.
This table contains squirrel data for each of the 3,023 sightings, including location coordinates, age, primary and secondary fur color, elevation, activities, communications, and interactions between squirrels and with humans. The eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis consists of two color morphs: gray and black. Squirrels of different colors occur in very different patterns in different neighborhoods why? How can you help? Many have bright colors and patterns and look incredibly different from the squirrels we see every day.
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Here's our list of the world's most colorful squirrels. In a nutshell, Squirrel Mapper invites students to explore these questions and more by making local observations in your neighborhood or schoolyard, testing hypotheses related to squirrel color variation in different areas, investigating trends in the data, and generating future predictions on the distribution and abundance of varying gray. Squirrel Mapper is a volunteer-powered, scientific study of rapid color evolution in the gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).
With the help of citizen scientists, they study how and why the different color morphs of gray squirrels are evolving across North America. Color map of Central Park and chart of location, distribution & coloration of the Squirrel population, folded to 19.5x19.5, accompanied by Central Park squirrel census audio report, Squirrel supplemental booklet and introduction note in slipcase 20x20, with label in front and content on back cover. Squirrels display a wide spectrum of coat colors.
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While often associated with gray, these animals exhibit diverse hues across and within species. This fur diversity helps them adapt to their environments. The Spectrum of Common Squirrel Colors The Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), widely observed in North America, has a coat of salt.
Map squirrels classified by citizen scientists with our data explorer tool Check out our interactive map below to explore the location and color morph of eastern gray squirrels. These observations were submitted by citizen scientists to iNaturalist, with the coat color of each squirrel classified by citizen scientists like you at Zooniverse.
