Sciurus (Hesperosciurus) griseus Ord 1818

Sciurus (Hesperosciurus) griseus Ord 1818, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Paris, 87: 152.

Type Locality: "The Dalles of the Columbia" [River, Wasco Co., Oregon, USA].

Vernacular Names: Western Gray Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sciurus (Hesperosciurus) griseus subsp. griseus Ord 1818

Subspecies Sciurus (Hesperosciurus) griseus subsp. anthonyi Mearns 1897

Subspecies Sciurus (Hesperosciurus) griseus subsp. nigripes Bryant 1889

Distribution: C Washington, W Oregon, and California (USA) to Baja California Norte (Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Hesperosciurus (Hall, 1981:433) . Reviewed by Carraway and Verts (1994, Mammalian Species No. 474).