Red squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Sciurus vulgaris
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Rodent
- Family
- Squirrel
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Size
- Tiny (under 10 cm)
- Active
- By day
- Continent
- Europe, Asia
- Habitat
- Forest, Towns and farms
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Red squirrels bury far more nuts than they dig up again, so they unintentionally plant trees.
- Red squirrels grow longer ear tufts in winter, and their coat can range from bright red to nearly black.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q4388 · All animals · All entries