Eastern Gray Squirrel(Iora glas)

Identification Tips

• 1Grey fur, sometimes with brown tinge
• 2No ear tufts (unlike red squirrel)
• 3Larger and stockier than red squirrel
• 4Bushy grey tail
• 5Often seen on the ground as well as in trees

Similar Species

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Grey squirrels are larger without ear tufts and have grey rather than red-brown fur

Description

An introduced species from North America that has spread across much of eastern Ireland. Grey squirrels compete with native red squirrels for resources.

Habitat

Further Reading

• Invasive Species Ireland