Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Mammalia
COMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 3-7 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Temperate forest
- Range
- Eurasia
- Movement
- Climbing
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Speed
- Status
- Common
About
The Eurasian red squirrel is a small arboreal rodent known for its vivid russet coat and long, bushy tail used for balance and warmth. Unlike many squirrels, it cannot digest acorns efficiently and relies heavily on conifer seeds cached in dozens of separate sites it must remember through winter.
Life cycle
- 1.newborn pupA blind, hairless pup nurses in the nest and is unable to regulate its own warmth.
- 2.juvenileA weaned juvenile is fully furred, leaves the nest, and begins foraging on solid food.
- 3.adultFully grown and self-sufficient.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Sciurus
- Species
- Sciurus vulgaris