Least ConcernEurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
One of the 13 squirrels on WAnimals
Mammals · Rodentia · Sciuridae
Sciurus carolinensis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The eastern grey squirrel comes originally from eastern North America, where it occupies mature woodland of oak, hickory and beech. Introduced into Great Britain and Ireland in the late nineteenth century, and later into Italy and South Africa, it has become one of the most problematic invasive species in Europe. It stores thousands of nuts every autumn in individual caches scattered across its territory and recovers them later by combining smell with a remarkable spatial memory. It is diurnal, highly adaptable and abundant in urban parks.
Weight
400 g – 700 g
Size
23 cm – 30 cm
Life expectancy
12 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | https://animaldiversity.org/ | https://es.wikipedia.org/
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 46.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
