When it is recorded
Jan16,487
Feb12,810
Mar16,414
Apr18,920
May19,794
Jun22,511
Jul14,744
Aug14,258
Sep21,062
Oct26,369
Nov17,421
Dec15,018
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 22,848 | |
| 2 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 15,711 | |
| 3 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 12,735 | |
| 4 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | 11,853 | |
| 5 | Angus | Scotland | 7,431 | |
| 6 | Fife | Scotland | 4,347 | |
| 7 | Stirling | Scotland | 4,326 | |
| 8 | Kent | England | 4,039 | |
| 9 | Sefton | England | 3,789 | |
| 10 | Surrey | England | 3,701 | |
| 11 | Oxfordshire | England | 3,543 | |
| 12 | Powys | Wales | 3,302 | |
| 13 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | 3,248 | |
| 14 | Dorset | England | 2,981 | |
| 15 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 2,904 |
96,408 England104,601 Scotland12,087 Wales2,776 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 122 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 216,854
- Peak month
- October
- Counties with records
- 122
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Sciurus carolinensis
- Also known as
- Grey squirrel
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 244,817
- Most recorded in
- Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders, Perth and Kinross, Aberdeen City, Angus, Fife, Stirling, Kent, Sefton, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Powys +92
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Sciurus
- Name with authority
- Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788
- Described
- 1788
- Contributing datasets
- 57
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q468500 · GBIF 5219681