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Squirrels

Sciuridae · 6 species

In Québec, the family Sciuridae (order Rodentia) counts 6 species of mammals. The stars? Eastern Gray Squirrel, Woodchuck and Red Squirrel, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 6 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale6
  2. Estrie6
  3. Outaouais6
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  6. Mauricie5
  7. Montréal5
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  9. Côte-Nord5
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  12. Lanaudière5
  13. Laurentides5
  14. Montérégie5
  15. Nord-du-Québec4
  16. Laval4
  17. Centre-du-Québec4

Squirrels 6

Rodentia
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Sciuridae
All18Cricetidae6Sciuridae6Muridae2Zapodidae2Castoridae1Erethizontidae1
Eastern Gray Squirrel7,128 observations
Woodchuck4,369 observations
Red Squirrel3,726 observations
Eastern Chipmunk3,172 observations
Northern Flying Squirrel134 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel16 observations