Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788 . In Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., 13th ed., 1:148.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Carolina."

DISTRIBUTION: E Texas (USA) to Saskatchewan (Canada) and east to Atlantic Coast. Introduced into Britain, South Africa, and various localities in W North America.

SYNONYMS: extimus Bangs, 1896; fuliginosus Bachman, 1839; hiemalis Ord, 1815; hypophaeus Merriam, 1886; leucotis Gapper, 1830; matecumbei Bailey, 1937; migratorius Audubon and Bachman, 1849; minutus Bailey, 1937; pennsylvanicus Ord, 1815.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Sciurus (Hall, 1981:417) .