Black squirrels are a melanistic phase of the Eastern Grey Squirrel. They are common in Midwestern North America and, in some places, outnumber the grey squirrels by a ratio of about ten to one.[citation needed]
In the Great Lakes region the smaller black squirrel appears dominant in certain areas over the larger Fox Squirrel such as in Kent, Ohio.[citation needed] In Toronto, Ontario, black squirrels are dominant and they can be viewed up close in Moss Park and just about any other park downtown where they are less shy.
Black Squirrels can also be found in Britain and Russia.
There are also pockets of black squirrels in areas where smaller tree squirrels are usually dominant.[citation needed] For example, in Detroit, Michigan, there is a teeming population of black squirrels in the Mt. Elliott Cemetery.
It is doubtful the black squirrels of the Great Lakes region are willing to share their territory with any squirrel species of similar size.[citation needed] They do, however, appear to coexist well with other members of the Sciuridae family such as chipmunks and woodchucks
In the Great Lakes region the smaller black squirrel appears dominant in certain areas over the larger Fox Squirrel such as in Kent, Ohio.[citation needed] In Toronto, Ontario, black squirrels are dominant and they can be viewed up close in Moss Park and just about any other park downtown where they are less shy.
Black Squirrels can also be found in Britain and Russia.
There are also pockets of black squirrels in areas where smaller tree squirrels are usually dominant.[citation needed] For example, in Detroit, Michigan, there is a teeming population of black squirrels in the Mt. Elliott Cemetery.
It is doubtful the black squirrels of the Great Lakes region are willing to share their territory with any squirrel species of similar size.[citation needed] They do, however, appear to coexist well with other members of the Sciuridae family such as chipmunks and woodchucks
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