Red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

* Family: Sciuridae,

* Genus: Sciurus,

* Subgenus: Sciurus,

* Species: S. vulgaris,

* Phylum: Chordata,

* Class: Mammalia,

* Order: Rodentia,

* Type: Mammal,

* Diet: Omnivore,

* Average life span in the wild: no data,

* Size: 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9 in),a tail length of 15 to 20 cm (5.9 to 7.9 in),

* Weight: 250 to 340 g (8.8 to 12 oz),

** Sciurus vulgaris is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Eurasia. The red squirrel is an arboreal, omnivorous rodent.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Squirrel

or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Red_Squirrel

or http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/species/Red_Squirrel

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• Eurasian
• red
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• Sciurus
• vulgaris

[charlesmatthewcham]

Beautifully captured ! thumb up.

[Peiselkopp]

Excellent!