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Some facts about the
Eurasian red squirrel
Adult weight : 0.6 kg (1.32 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 15 years
Female maturity :296 days
Male maturity : 320 days
Gestation : 38 days
Weaning : 62 days
Litter size : 5
Litters per year : 2
Interval between litters : 91 days
Weight at birth : 0.009 kg (0.0198 lbs)
Eurasian red squirrel
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Species : Sciurus vulgaris
Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus-vulgaris) love conifer forests. On the European mainland and in the UK and Ireland, populations decline through the competition with the Gray Squirrels which were introduced from North America. Hunting for the fur of the red squirrel is a problem in Russia. Hunting, the loss of habitat and the strong competition with the Gray Squirrels will ultimately lead to the extinction in most parts of Europe of the Eurasian red squirrel. When food is plentifull, these cute scatter-hoarders will bury their nuts and seeds. With the power of their lower incisors they use a specialized technique for opening nuts. With practice they are able to open a nut in just a few seconds! "A male is a buck. A female is a doe. Babies are kits (male) or kittens (female), and collectively pups. Squirrels also nest; these nests are called dreys, which may also refer to a group of squirrels." (source)
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The Eurasian red squirrel, red squirrel is listed as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Eurasian red squirrel
A young / baby of a Eurasian red squirrel is called a 'pup, kit or kitten'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Eurasian red squirrel group is called a 'dray or scurry'.Countries
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, North, Korea, South, Macedonia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom
Facts about the Eurasian red squirrel
Alien invasive spotlight The European red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is threatened because the woodland in which it lives is fragmented and because of competition with the introduced North American grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).
Born BLind and naked, Eurasian red squirrels are weaned at about 10 weeks old.
Eurasian red squirrels are cared for and nursed by their mother in her nest during the first few months of their lives.
Red Squirrel Red Squirrel Scientific classification Domain:Eukaryota Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Rodentia Family:Sciuridae Subfamily:Sciurinae Genus:Sciurus species:vulgaris Binomial name Sciurus vulgarisLinnaeus, 1758 The Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, is the common European squirrel.
Sciurus vulgaris is considered to be one of the most variable mammals of the Palearctic region, at least in physical appearance.
Today, the Eurasian red squirrel is protected
Red SquirrelThe European red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a close relative of the North American species also called red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). (Full text)
The Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, is the common European squirrel. (Full text)
The red squirrel - Sciurus vulgaris is found throughout Europe and N Asia. (Full text)
Note that the Red squirrel of England - the Sciurus vulgaris - is also harassed by the grey squirrel and is near extinction. (Full text)
Posted by: Anca & Misha at February 27, 2004 10:14 AM "Sciurus vulgaris" is the common European squirrel which should be red, while Doug said it was gray. (Full text)
The Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is (Full text)
Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is only distantly related to the Red Squirrel of North America (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) Conservation Note: Eurasian Red Squirrel is protected in the United Kingdom. (Full text)
Worldwide distribution The Eurasian red squirrel is widely distributed in Europe and northern Asia, occurring from Scandinavia south to Italy and Bulgaria, and from Ireland and Britain across to Russia. (Full text)
1. red squirrel, cat squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris -- (common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia)red squirrel
cat squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
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