Reference photo — Peter Trimming, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Easy
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Mammals
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Size
- 19–23 cm (length)
- Weight
- 250–340 g
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- 3–7 yrs
- Habitat
- Coniferous forests, Mixed woodland, Parks
About
The red squirrel, also called Eurasian red squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus. It is an arboreal and primarily herbivorous rodent and common throughout Eurasia.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.