Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) - Wiki From Wikipedia,
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Squirrel, Polski: Wiewi??rka pospolita). Date 2004-04-20. Author
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The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is
a species of tree squirrel (genus Sciurus). Red squirrels are
tree-dwelling omnivorous rodents that are frequently found
throughout Eurasia. In Britain, however, numbers have decreased
drastically due to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel
from North America. Red squirrels have a typical head to body
length of 19 to 23 cm, a tail length of 15 to 20 cm and a mass
of 250 to 340 g. They are not sexually dimorphic as males and
females are the same size. The red squirrel is slightly smaller
than the eastern grey squirrel which has a head to body length
of 25 to 30 cm and weighs between 400 and 800 g. It is thought
that the long tail helps the squirrel to balance and steer when
jumping from t