Black squirrels?

Are they melanistic gray squirrels or a subspecies?Black squirrels?
There are two species that could fit the bill.The species called the Easter fox squirrel bears the scientific name of Sciurus niger, literally black squirrel. However, the grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis has melanistic individuals, which form the majority of some populations (as in the North Bronx). So the answer is that they could either be melanistic individuals or a separate SPECIES.Black squirrels?
most likely they're melanistic gray squirrels. Since they can outnumber gray squirrels in some areas and can form entire populations, some people say that they're a different species or subspecies. But they breed fine with regular gray squirrels, so they're the same.
Some are a whole different species.





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The ones around here are immature gray squirrels