Red squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
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Mammalherbivore
The red squirrel is a lively tree-dwelling rodent found across Europe and Asia. Known for its bushy tail and sharp climbing skills, it spends most of its life in the treetops, nibbling on plants and nuts.
- It lives almost entirely in trees, rarely coming to the ground.
- Its diet mainly consists of seeds, nuts, and other plant matter.
- It belongs to the same genus as many other tree squirrels.
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Sciurus vulgaris
- Habitat
- Forest
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)