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Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris


Where is it found?

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Coniferous forest

Diet and foraging method

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Red squirrels use their front paws to hold their food whilst they eat it.
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Key adaptations

Squirrels bushy tails provide balance in the treetops. 
 Their strong teeth allows them to get into hard nuts, seeds and pinecones.

Social organisation and mating system

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Solitary
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Polygynous

Did you know that...?

Young squirrels are called kittens.

Taxonomy

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Picture credits:

Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Eichhörnchen Düsseldorf Hofgarten edit" by Ray eye - Photograph by Ray eye. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 de via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eichh%C3%B6rnchen_D%C3%BCsseldorf_Hofgarten_edit.jpg#/media/File:Eichh%C3%B6rnchen_D%C3%BCsseldorf_Hofgarten_edit.jpg
"Ab sciurus vulgaris" by Andrzej Barabasz (Chepry) - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ab_sciurus_vulgaris.jpg#/media/File:Ab_sciurus_vulgaris.jpg
"Squirrel germany". Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Squirrel_germany.jpg#/media/File:Squirrel_germany.jpg

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