Species of tree squirrel common in Europe and Asia
This article is about the Eurasian species of squirrel. For the North American species of squirrel commonly known as the red squirrel, see American red squirrel. For other uses, see Red squirrel (disambiguation).
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Red squirrel
Near Alverstone, Isle of Wight
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Sciuridae
Genus:
Sciurus
Species:
S. vulgaris
Binomial name
Sciurus vulgaris
Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies[2]
23 recognized, see text
Red squirrel range
The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Europe and Asia. The red squirrel is an arboreal, primarily herbivorous rodent.
In Great Britain, Ireland, and in Italy numbers have decreased drastically in recent years.[3] This decline is associated with the introduction by humans of the eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) from North America. However, the population in Scotland is stabilising[4] due to conservation efforts, awareness and the increasing population of the pine marten, a European predator that selectively controls grey squirrels.[5][6]
^Shar, S.; Lkhagvasuren, D.; Bertolino, S.; Henttonen, H.; Kryštufek, B. & Meinig, H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sciurus vulgaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20025A115155900. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20025A22245887.en. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Sciurus (Sciurus) vulgaris". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 764. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^"Why is the Red squirrel declining in the UK & what can be done? | Wildlife Online". www.wildlifeonline.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^"Scotland's red squirrel numbers stabilise". BBC News. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^Gill, Victoria (7 March 2018). "Red squirrel numbers boosted by predator". BBC News.
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