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Eurasian Red squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
55.6514, 12.1978
Field Notes
Description:
The red squirrel is somewhat smaller than the eastern grey squirrel which has a head-and-body length of 25 to 30 cm (9.5 to 12 in) and weighs between 400 and 800 g (14 oz to 1.8 lb). It is thought that the long tail helps the squirrel to balance and steer when jumping from tree to tree and running along branches and may keep the animal warm during sleep. The coat of the red squirrel varies in colour with time of year and location.
In Great Britain, Italy and Ireland, numbers have decreased drastically in recent years, a decline associated with the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) from North America, although habitat loss is a major factor
Habitat:
Urban, backyard
Notes:
This squirell has been visitting my garden for months but had always been really shy and this time it had found a dry bread which was eating it inside a tree. And of course the sound they make while eating always gives away their cover.
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