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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B1" title="سنجاب أحمر – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="سنجاب أحمر" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciurus_vulgaris" title="Sciurus vulgaris – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Sciurus vulgaris" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acou%C3%A9rol" title="Acouérol – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Acouérol" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciurus_vulgaris" title="Sciurus vulgaris – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Sciurus vulgaris" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_sincab" title="Adi sincab – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Adi sincab" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%91%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F" title="Вавёрка звычайная – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вавёрка звычайная" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%91%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Звычайная вавёрка – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Звычайная вавёрка" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0" title="ललकी चीखुर – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="ललकी चीखुर" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0" title="Обикновена катерица – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Обикновена катерица" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oachkatzl" title="Oachkatzl – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Oachkatzl" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi%C4%8Dna_vjeverica" title="Obična vjeverica – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Obična vjeverica" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwi%C3%B1ver_rous" title="Gwiñver rous – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Gwiñver rous" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquirol" title="Esquirol – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Esquirol" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%88%D0%B0" title="Ахаль пакша – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Ахаль пакша" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciurus_vulgaris" title="Sciurus vulgaris – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Sciurus vulgaris" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veverka_obecn%C3%A1" title="Veverka obecná – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Veverka obecná" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwiwer_goch" title="Gwiwer goch – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Gwiwer goch" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egern" title="Egern – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Egern" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasisches_Eichh%C3%B6rnchen" title="Eurasisches Eichhörnchen – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Eurasisches Eichhörnchen" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dlozi%C5%82ch%C3%AD%C3%AD%CA%BC" title="Dloziłchííʼ – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Dloziłchííʼ" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Diné bizaad</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orav" title="Orav – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Orav" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuj%C3%A0tul" title="Scujàtul – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Scujàtul" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%8F%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D1%83%D1%80" title="Стяконь ур – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="Стяконь ур" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciurus_vulgaris" title="Sciurus vulgaris – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Sciurus vulgaris" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufa_sciuro" title="Rufa sciuro – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Rufa sciuro" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katagorri_arrunt" title="Katagorri arrunt – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Katagorri arrunt" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2" title="سنجاب قرمز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سنجاب قرمز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Dkorni" title="Íkorni – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Íkorni" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cureuil_roux" title="Écureuil roux – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Écureuil roux" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iikhoarntsje" title="Iikhoarntsje – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Iikhoarntsje" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sghirate" title="Sghirate – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Sghirate" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iora_rua" title="Iora rua – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Iora rua" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fe%C3%B2rag" title="Feòrag – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Feòrag" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esqu%C3%ADo_vermello" title="Esquío vermello – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Esquío vermello" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B2%AD%EC%84%9C" title="청서 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="청서" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crvena_vjeverica" title="Crvena vjeverica – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Crvena vjeverica" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajing_merah" title="Bajing merah – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bajing merah" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ik mw-list-item"><a href="https://ik.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sak%C5%82ataiyaq" title="Sakłataiyaq – Inupiaq" lang="ik" hreflang="ik" data-title="Sakłataiyaq" data-language-autonym="Iñupiatun" data-language-local-name="Inupiaq" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Iñupiatun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%83%D1%8B%D0%BC%C3%A6%D1%82%C3%A6%D0%B4%D0%B6%D1%8B_%C3%A6%D1%85%D1%81%C3%A6%D1%80%D1%81%C3%A6%D1%82%D1%82%C3%A6%D0%B3" title="Хуымæтæджы æхсæрсæттæг – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Хуымæтæджы æхсæрсæттæг" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rau%C3%B0%C3%ADkorni" title="Rauðíkorni – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Rauðíkorni" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciurus_vulgaris" title="Sciurus vulgaris – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Sciurus vulgaris" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%99_%D7%90%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9D" title="סנאי אדום – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סנאי אדום" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werpol_(Sciurus_vulgaris)" title="Werpol (Sciurus vulgaris) – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Werpol (Sciurus vulgaris)" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%80" title="Ур – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Ур" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ltg mw-list-item"><a href="https://ltg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raudon%C4%81_vuovere" title="Raudonā vuovere – Latgalian" lang="ltg" hreflang="ltg" data-title="Raudonā vuovere" data-language-autonym="Latgaļu" data-language-local-name="Latgalian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latgaļu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciurus_vulgaris" title="Sciurus vulgaris – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Sciurus vulgaris" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parast%C4%81_v%C4%81vere" title="Parastā vāvere – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Parastā vāvere" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paprastoji_vover%C4%97" title="Paprastoji voverė – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Paprastoji voverė" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinv%C3%A8ra" title="Vinvèra – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Vinvèra" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eikets" title="Eikets – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Eikets" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oravu" title="Oravu – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="Oravu" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Livvinkarjala</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciurus_vulgaris" title="Sciurus vulgaris – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Sciurus vulgaris" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eur%C3%B3pai_m%C3%B3kus" title="Európai mókus – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Európai mókus" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0" title="Црвена верверица – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Црвена верверица" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B1" title="سنجاب احمر – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سنجاب احمر" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupai_merah" title="Tupai merah – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Tupai merah" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D1%85%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%BC" title="Бараан хэрэм – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Бараан хэрэм" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eekhoorn_(zoogdier)" title="Eekhoorn (zoogdier) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Eekhoorn (zoogdier)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9" title="キタリス – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="キタリス" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buumkaat" title="Buumkaat – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Buumkaat" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekorn" title="Ekorn – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Ekorn" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekorn" title="Ekorn – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Ekorn" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%80" title="Ур – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Ур" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84_%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%91" title="لال گالڑ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="لال گالڑ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-koi mw-list-item"><a href="https://koi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%80" title="Ур – Komi-Permyak" lang="koi" hreflang="koi" data-title="Ур" data-language-autonym="Перем коми" data-language-local-name="Komi-Permyak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Перем коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%ABrieul_comun" title="Schërieul comun – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Schërieul comun" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katteker" title="Katteker – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Katteker" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiewi%C3%B3rka_pospolita" title="Wiewiórka pospolita – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wiewiórka pospolita" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquilo-vermelho" title="Esquilo-vermelho – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Esquilo-vermelho" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veveri%C8%9B%C4%83_ro%C8%99ie" title="Veveriță roșie – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Veveriță roșie" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D1%8B%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Обыкновенная белка – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Обыкновенная белка" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%B8%D2%A5" title="Тииҥ – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Тииҥ" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciurus_vulgaris" title="Sciurus vulgaris – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Sciurus vulgaris" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kateeker" title="Kateeker – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Kateeker" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketri_i_kuq" title="Ketri i kuq – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Ketri i kuq" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veverica_oby%C4%8Dajn%C3%A1" title="Veverica obyčajná – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Veverica obyčajná" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navadna_veverica" title="Navadna veverica – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Navadna veverica" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wewj%C5%AFrka" title="Wewjůrka – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Wewjůrka" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0" title="Обична веверица – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Обична веверица" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crvena_vjeverica" title="Crvena vjeverica – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Crvena vjeverica" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orava" title="Orava – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Orava" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekorre" title="Ekorre – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Ekorre" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulang_ardilya" title="Pulang ardilya – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Pulang ardilya" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D" title="சிவப்பு அணில் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="சிவப்பு அணில்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8_%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BD" title="Гади тиен – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Гади тиен" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%B1z%C4%B1l_sincap" title="Kızıl sincap – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Kızıl sincap" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tyv mw-list-item"><a href="https://tyv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%B9" title="Азый – Tuvinian" lang="tyv" hreflang="tyv" data-title="Азый" data-language-autonym="Тыва дыл" data-language-local-name="Tuvinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тыва дыл</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-udm mw-list-item"><a href="https://udm.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%8B" title="Коньы – Udmurt" lang="udm" hreflang="udm" data-title="Коньы" data-language-autonym="Удмурт" data-language-local-name="Udmurt" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Удмурт</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Вивірка звичайна – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Вивірка звичайна" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciurus_vulgaris" title="Sciurus vulgaris – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Sciurus vulgaris" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B3c_%C4%91%E1%BB%8F" title="Sóc đỏ – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Sóc đỏ" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" 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width: 200px; font-size: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)">Red squirrel </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Squirrel_posing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Squirrel_posing.jpg/220px-Squirrel_posing.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Squirrel_posing.jpg/330px-Squirrel_posing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Squirrel_posing.jpg/440px-Squirrel_posing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1706" data-file-height="1426" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%">Red squirrel in winter coat near <a href="/wiki/Alverstone" title="Alverstone">Alverstone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_squirrel_(21808).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Red_squirrel_%2821808%29.jpg/220px-Red_squirrel_%2821808%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Red_squirrel_%2821808%29.jpg/330px-Red_squirrel_%2821808%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Red_squirrel_%2821808%29.jpg/440px-Red_squirrel_%2821808%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3986" data-file-height="3111" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%">Red squirrel in summer coat in <a href="/wiki/Warsaw,_Poland" class="mw-redirect" title="Warsaw, Poland">Warsaw, Poland</a> </td></tr> <tr style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"> <th colspan="2"><div style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Conservation_status" title="Conservation status">Conservation status</a></div> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><div style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/220px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/330px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/440px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="137" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Least_Concern" class="mw-redirect" title="Least Concern">Least Concern</a> <small> (<a href="/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN 3.1</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-iucn_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iucn-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; min-width:15em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" title="Taxonomy (biology)">Scientific classification</a> <span class="plainlinks taxobox-edit-taxonomy skin-invert" style="font-size:smaller; float:right; padding-right:0.4em; margin-left:-3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Template:Taxonomy/Sciurus" title="Edit this classification"><img alt="Edit this classification" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/23px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Domain: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eukaryote" title="Eukaryote">Eukaryota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kingdom: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Animal" title="Animal">Animalia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Phylum: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chordate" title="Chordate">Chordata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Class: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mammal" title="Mammal">Mammalia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Order: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodent" title="Rodent">Rodentia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Squirrel" title="Squirrel">Sciuridae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sciurus" title="Sciurus"><i>Sciurus</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Species: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="species"><i><b>S. vulgaris</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><span style="font-weight:normal;"></span><i>Sciurus vulgaris</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">Linnaeus</a>, <a href="/wiki/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae" title="10th edition of Systema Naturae">1758</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)">Subspecies<sup id="cite_ref-Thorington_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thorington-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <p>23 recognized, see <a href="#Taxonomy">text</a> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sciurus_vulgaris_habitat.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Sciurus_vulgaris_habitat.png/220px-Sciurus_vulgaris_habitat.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Sciurus_vulgaris_habitat.png/330px-Sciurus_vulgaris_habitat.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Sciurus_vulgaris_habitat.png/440px-Sciurus_vulgaris_habitat.png 2x" data-file-width="1962" data-file-height="867" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%">Red squirrel range </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p>The <b>red squirrel</b> (<i><b>Sciurus vulgaris</b></i>), also called <b>Eurasian red squirrel</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tree_squirrel" title="Tree squirrel">tree squirrel</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Genus" title="Genus">genus</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Sciurus" title="Sciurus">Sciurus</a></i>. It is an <a href="/wiki/Arboreal" class="mw-redirect" title="Arboreal">arboreal</a> and primarily <a href="/wiki/Herbivorous" class="mw-redirect" title="Herbivorous">herbivorous</a> <a href="/wiki/Rodent" title="Rodent">rodent</a> and common throughout <a href="/wiki/Eurasia" title="Eurasia">Eurasia</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Taxonomy">Taxonomy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Taxonomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_squirrel_subspecies.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Red_squirrel_subspecies.png/170px-Red_squirrel_subspecies.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Red_squirrel_subspecies.png/255px-Red_squirrel_subspecies.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Red_squirrel_subspecies.png/340px-Red_squirrel_subspecies.png 2x" data-file-width="1479" data-file-height="2068" /></a><figcaption>Various red squirrel subspecies; A) <i>S. v. vulgaris</i> from Sweden, B) <i>S. v. fuscoater</i> from Germany, C) <i>S. v. infuscatus</i> from central Spain</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_squirrel_in_South_Korea.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/A_squirrel_in_South_Korea.jpg/170px-A_squirrel_in_South_Korea.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/A_squirrel_in_South_Korea.jpg/255px-A_squirrel_in_South_Korea.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/A_squirrel_in_South_Korea.jpg/340px-A_squirrel_in_South_Korea.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2145" data-file-height="1490" /></a><figcaption><i>S. v. mantchuricus</i> from South Korea</figcaption></figure> <p>There have been over 40 described <a href="/wiki/Subspecies" title="Subspecies">subspecies</a> of the red squirrel, but the taxonomic status of some of these is uncertain. A study published in 1971 recognises 16 subspecies and has served as a basis for subsequent taxonomic work.<sup id="cite_ref-sidorowicz1971_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sidorowicz1971-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lurz2005_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lurz2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the validity of some subspecies is labelled with uncertainty because of the large variation in red squirrels even within a single region,<sup id="cite_ref-lurz2005_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lurz2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> others are relatively distinctive and one of these, <i>S. v. meridionalis</i> of South Italy, was elevated to species status as the <a href="/wiki/Calabrian_black_squirrel" title="Calabrian black squirrel">Calabrian black squirrel</a> in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At present, there are 23 recognized subspecies of the red squirrel.<sup id="cite_ref-Thorington_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thorington-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Genetic studies indicate that another, <i>S. v. hoffmanni</i> of Sierra Espuña in southeast Spain (below included in <i>S. v. alpinus</i>), deserves recognition as distinct.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i>S. v. alpinus</i>. Desmarest, 1822. (synonyms: <i>S. v. baeticus</i>, <i>hoffmanni</i>, <i>infuscatus</i>, <i>italicus</i>, <i>numantius</i> and <i>segurae</i>)</li> <li><i>S. v. altaicus</i>. Serebrennikov, 1928.</li> <li><i>S. v. anadyrensis</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sergej_Ognew" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergej Ognew">Ognev</a>, 1929.</li> <li><i>S. v. arcticus</i>. <a href="/wiki/%C3%89douard_Louis_Trouessart" title="Édouard Louis Trouessart">Trouessart</a>, 1906. (synonym: <i>S. v. jacutensis</i>)</li> <li><i>S. v. balcanicus</i>. Heinrich, 1936. (synonyms: <i>S. v. istrandjae</i> and <i>rhodopensis</i>)</li> <li><i>S. v. chiliensis</i>. <a href="/wiki/George_Brettingham_Sowerby_III" title="George Brettingham Sowerby III">Sowerby</a>, 1921.</li> <li><i>S. v. cinerea</i>. <a href="/wiki/Johann_Hermann" title="Johann Hermann">Hermann</a>, 1804.</li> <li><i>S. v. dulkeiti</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sergej_Ognew" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergej Ognew">Ognev</a>, 1929.</li> <li><i>S. v. exalbidus</i>. <a href="/wiki/Peter_Simon_Pallas" title="Peter Simon Pallas">Pallas</a>, 1778. (synonyms: <i>S. v. argenteus</i> and <i>kalbinensis</i>)</li> <li><i>S. v. fedjushini</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sergej_Ognew" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergej Ognew">Ognev</a>, 1935.</li> <li><i>S. v. formosovi</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sergej_Ognew" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergej Ognew">Ognev</a>, 1935.</li> <li><i>S. v. fuscoater</i>. Altum, 1876. (synonyms: <i>S. v. brunnea</i>, <i>gotthardi</i>, <i>graeca</i>, <i>nigrescens</i>, <i>russus</i> and <i>rutilans</i>)</li> <li><i>S. v. fusconigricans</i>. Dvigubsky, 1804</li> <li><i>S. v. leucourus</i>. Kerr, 1792.</li> <li><i>S. v. lilaeus</i>. Miller, 1907. (synonyms: <i>S. v. ameliae</i> and <i>croaticus</i>)</li> <li><i>S. v. mantchuricus</i>. <a href="/wiki/Oldfield_Thomas" title="Oldfield Thomas">Thomas</a>, 1909. (synonyms: <i>S. v. coreae</i> and <i>coreanus</i>)</li> <li><i>S. v. martensi</i>. <a href="/wiki/Paul_Matschie" title="Paul Matschie">Matschie</a>, 1901. (synonym: <i>S. v. jenissejensis</i>)</li> <li><i>S. v. ognevi</i>. Migulin, 1928. (synonyms: <i>S. v. bashkiricus</i>, <i>golzmajeri</i> and <i>uralensis</i>)</li> <li><i>S. v. orientis</i>. <a href="/wiki/Oldfield_Thomas" title="Oldfield Thomas">Thomas</a>, 1906. Ezo Red Squirrel (<a href="/wiki/Hokkaid%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaidō">Hokkaidō</a>).</li> <li><i>S. v. rupestris</i>. <a href="/wiki/Oldfield_Thomas" title="Oldfield Thomas">Thomas</a>, 1907</li> <li><i>S. v. ukrainicus</i>. Migulin, 1928. (synonym: <i>S. v. kessleri</i>)</li> <li><i>S. v. varius</i>. <a href="/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Gmelin" title="Johann Friedrich Gmelin">Gmelin</a>, 1789.</li> <li><i>S. v. vulgaris</i>. <a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">Linnaeus</a>, <a href="/wiki/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae" title="10th edition of Systema Naturae">1758</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Linn1758_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Linn1758-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (synonyms: <i>S. v. albonotatus</i>, <i>albus</i>, <i>carpathicus</i>, <i>europaeus</i>, <i>niger</i>, <i>rufus</i> and <i>typicus</i>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_Squirrel_eating_chestnuts_on_Tresco_Isles_of_Scilly_Cornwall_UK.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Red_Squirrel_eating_chestnuts_on_Tresco_Isles_of_Scilly_Cornwall_UK.jpg/220px-Red_Squirrel_eating_chestnuts_on_Tresco_Isles_of_Scilly_Cornwall_UK.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Red_Squirrel_eating_chestnuts_on_Tresco_Isles_of_Scilly_Cornwall_UK.jpg/330px-Red_Squirrel_eating_chestnuts_on_Tresco_Isles_of_Scilly_Cornwall_UK.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Red_Squirrel_eating_chestnuts_on_Tresco_Isles_of_Scilly_Cornwall_UK.jpg/440px-Red_Squirrel_eating_chestnuts_on_Tresco_Isles_of_Scilly_Cornwall_UK.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>A red squirrel eating hazelnuts</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Squirrel_(17026400639).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Squirrel_%2817026400639%29.jpg/220px-Squirrel_%2817026400639%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Squirrel_%2817026400639%29.jpg/330px-Squirrel_%2817026400639%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Squirrel_%2817026400639%29.jpg/440px-Squirrel_%2817026400639%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="927" /></a><figcaption>Underparts are generally white-cream-coloured</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sciurus_vulgaris_02_MWNH_579.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Sciurus_vulgaris_02_MWNH_579.jpg/220px-Sciurus_vulgaris_02_MWNH_579.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Sciurus_vulgaris_02_MWNH_579.jpg/330px-Sciurus_vulgaris_02_MWNH_579.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Sciurus_vulgaris_02_MWNH_579.jpg/440px-Sciurus_vulgaris_02_MWNH_579.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2010" data-file-height="1336" /></a><figcaption>Skull of a red squirrel</figcaption></figure> <p>The red squirrel has a typical head-and-body length of 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9.1 in), a tail length of 15 to 20 cm (5.9 to 7.9 in), and a mass of 250 to 340 g (8.8 to 12.0 oz). Males and females are the same size.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The coat of the red squirrel varies in colour with time of year and location. There are several coat colour morphs ranging from black to red. Red coats are most common in Great Britain; in other parts of Europe and Asia <a href="/wiki/Polymorphism_(biology)" title="Polymorphism (biology)">different coat colours</a> coexist within populations, much like hair colour in some human populations. The underside of the squirrel is always white-cream in colour. The red squirrel sheds its coat twice a year, switching from a thinner summer coat to a thicker, darker winter coat with noticeably larger ear-tufts (a prominent distinguishing feature of this species) between August and November. A lighter, redder overall coat colour, along with the ear-tufts in adults and smaller size, distinguish the red squirrel from the eastern grey squirrel.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distribution_and_habitat">Distribution and habitat</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Distribution and habitat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_Squirrel_Urals.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Red_Squirrel_Urals.jpg/220px-Red_Squirrel_Urals.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Red_Squirrel_Urals.jpg/330px-Red_Squirrel_Urals.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Red_Squirrel_Urals.jpg/440px-Red_Squirrel_Urals.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Red squirrel in the Urals region, grey winter coat</figcaption></figure> <p>Red squirrels occupy <a href="/wiki/Boreal_ecosystem" title="Boreal ecosystem">boreal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coniferous_woods" class="mw-redirect" title="Coniferous woods">coniferous woods</a> in northern Europe and Siberia, preferring <a href="/wiki/Scots_pine" class="mw-redirect" title="Scots pine">Scots pine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norway_spruce" class="mw-redirect" title="Norway spruce">Norway spruce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Siberian_pine" class="mw-redirect" title="Siberian pine">Siberian pine</a>. In western and southern Europe they are found in broad-leaved woods where the mixture of tree and shrub species provides a better year-round source of food. In most of the British Isles and in Italy, broad-leaved woodlands are now less suitable due to the better competitive feeding strategy of introduced grey squirrels.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Great Britain, Ireland and in Italy, red squirrel populations have decreased in recent years.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This decline is associated with the introduction by humans of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_grey_squirrel" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern grey squirrel">eastern grey squirrel</a> (<i>Sciurus carolinensis</i>) from <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>. However, the population in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> is stabilising due to conservation efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ecology_and_behaviour">Ecology and behaviour</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ecology and behaviour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The red squirrel is found in both <a href="/wiki/Conifer" title="Conifer">coniferous</a> forest and <a href="/wiki/Temperate_hardwood_forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Temperate hardwood forest">temperate broadleaf</a> woodlands. The squirrel makes a <a href="/wiki/Drey" title="Drey">drey</a> (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) in diameter. This is lined with <a href="/wiki/Moss" title="Moss">moss</a>, leaves, grass and <a href="/wiki/Bark_(botany)" title="Bark (botany)">bark</a>. Tree hollows and <a href="/wiki/Woodpecker" title="Woodpecker">woodpecker</a> holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the <a href="/wiki/Breeding_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Breeding season">breeding season</a> and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.<sup id="cite_ref-wauters1992a_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wauters1992a-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The red squirrel eats mostly the <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">seeds</a> of trees, neatly stripping conifer cones to get at the seeds within,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Fungi" class="mw-redirect" title="Fungi">fungi</a>, nuts (especially <a href="/wiki/Hazelnut" title="Hazelnut">hazelnuts</a> but also beech, chestnuts and acorns), <a href="/wiki/Berry" title="Berry">berries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vegetable" title="Vegetable">vegetables</a>, garden <a href="/wiki/Flower" title="Flower">flowers</a>, tree sap and young <a href="/wiki/Shoot_(botany)" title="Shoot (botany)">shoots</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-r1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-r1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More rarely, red squirrels may also eat bird eggs or nestlings. A Swedish study shows that out of 600 stomach contents of red squirrels examined, only 4 contained remnants of birds or eggs.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:European_Red_squirrel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/European_Red_squirrel.jpg/220px-European_Red_squirrel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/European_Red_squirrel.jpg/330px-European_Red_squirrel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/European_Red_squirrel.jpg/440px-European_Red_squirrel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4310" data-file-height="2855" /></a><figcaption>The squirrel on a tree</figcaption></figure> <p>Excess food is put into caches called "middens", either buried or in nooks or holes in trees, and eaten when food is scarce.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the red squirrel remembers where it created caches at a better-than-chance level, its <a href="/wiki/Spatial_memory" title="Spatial memory">spatial memory</a> is substantially less accurate and durable than that of grey squirrels.<sup id="cite_ref-macdonald1997_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-macdonald1997-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 60% and 80% of its active period may be spent foraging and feeding.<sup id="cite_ref-wauters1992b_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wauters1992b-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The red squirrel exhibits a <a href="/wiki/Crepuscular" class="mw-redirect" title="Crepuscular">crepuscular</a> activity pattern. It often rests in its nest in the middle of the day, avoiding the heat and the high visibility to <a href="/wiki/Bird_of_prey" title="Bird of prey">birds of prey</a> that are dangers during these hours. During the winter, this mid-day rest is often much briefer, or absent entirely, although harsh weather may cause the animal to stay in its nest for days at a time.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>No territories are claimed between the red squirrels and the feeding areas of individuals overlap considerably.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reproduction">Reproduction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Reproduction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Die_vergleichende_Osteologie_(1821)_Sciurus_vulgaris.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Die_vergleichende_Osteologie_%281821%29_Sciurus_vulgaris.jpg/220px-Die_vergleichende_Osteologie_%281821%29_Sciurus_vulgaris.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Die_vergleichende_Osteologie_%281821%29_Sciurus_vulgaris.jpg/330px-Die_vergleichende_Osteologie_%281821%29_Sciurus_vulgaris.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Die_vergleichende_Osteologie_%281821%29_Sciurus_vulgaris.jpg/440px-Die_vergleichende_Osteologie_%281821%29_Sciurus_vulgaris.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1003" data-file-height="841" /></a><figcaption>The squirrel's skeleton</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JJM_SquirrelBaby_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/JJM_SquirrelBaby_01.jpg/220px-JJM_SquirrelBaby_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/JJM_SquirrelBaby_01.jpg/330px-JJM_SquirrelBaby_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/JJM_SquirrelBaby_01.jpg/440px-JJM_SquirrelBaby_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="806" /></a><figcaption>Two-week-old red squirrel</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Red_squirrel" title="Special:EditPage/Red squirrel">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">October 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mating occurs in late winter during February and March and in summer between June and July. Up to two litters a year per female are possible. Each litter averages three young, called kits.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gestation" title="Gestation">Gestation</a> is about 38 to 39 days. The young are looked after by the mother alone and are born helpless, blind, and deaf. They weigh between 10 and 15  g. Their body is covered by hair at 21 days, their eyes and ears open after three to four weeks, and they develop all their teeth by 42 days. Juvenile red squirrels can eat solids around 40 days following birth and from that point can leave the nest on their own to find food; however, they still suckle from their mother until <a href="/wiki/Weaning" title="Weaning">weaning</a> occurs at 8 to 10 weeks. </p><p>During mating, males detect females that are in <a href="/wiki/Oestrus" class="mw-redirect" title="Oestrus">oestrus</a> by an odour that they produce, and although there is no courtship, the male will chase the female for up to an hour prior to mating. Usually, several males will chase a single female until the dominant male, usually the largest in the group, mates with the female. Males and females will mate several times with many partners. Females must reach a minimum body mass before they enter oestrus, and heavy females on average produce more young. If food is scarce breeding may be delayed. Typically a female will produce her first litter in her second year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Life_expectancy">Life expectancy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Life expectancy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Young-red-squirrel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Young-red-squirrel.jpg/220px-Young-red-squirrel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Young-red-squirrel.jpg/330px-Young-red-squirrel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Young-red-squirrel.jpg/440px-Young-red-squirrel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5000" data-file-height="3400" /></a><figcaption>Close-up of a young red squirrel</figcaption></figure> <p>Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to the availability of autumn-winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.<sup id="cite_ref-gurnell1983_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gurnell1983-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Competitors">Competitors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Competitors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Arboreal predators include small mammals such as the <a href="/wiki/Pine_marten" class="mw-redirect" title="Pine marten">pine marten</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wildcat" title="Wildcat">wildcats</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Stoat" title="Stoat">stoat</a>, which preys on nestlings; birds, including <a href="/wiki/Owl" title="Owl">owls</a> and raptors such as the <a href="/wiki/Northern_goshawk" title="Northern goshawk">goshawk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buzzard" title="Buzzard">buzzards</a>, may also take the red squirrel. The <a href="/wiki/Red_fox" title="Red fox">red fox</a>, cats and dogs can prey upon the red squirrel when it is on the ground. Humans influence the population size and mortality of the red squirrel by destroying or altering habitats, by causing road casualties, and by introducing non-native populations of the North American eastern grey squirrels. </p><p>The eastern grey squirrel and the red squirrel are not directly antagonistic, and violent conflict between these species is not a factor in the decline in red squirrel populations.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the eastern grey squirrel appears to be able to decrease the red squirrel population due to several reasons: </p> <ul><li>The eastern grey squirrel carries a disease, the <a href="/wiki/Squirrel_parapoxvirus" class="mw-redirect" title="Squirrel parapoxvirus">squirrel parapoxvirus</a>, that does not appear to affect their own health but will often kill the red squirrel. It was revealed in 2008 that the numbers of red squirrels at <a href="/wiki/Formby" title="Formby">Formby</a> (England) had declined by 80% as a result of this disease,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though the population is now recovering.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The eastern grey squirrel can better digest <a href="/wiki/Acorn" title="Acorn">acorns</a>, while the red squirrel cannot access the proteins and fats in acorns as easily.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>When the red squirrel is put under pressure, it will not breed as often.</li></ul> <p>In the UK, due to the above circumstances, the population has today fallen to 160,000 red squirrels or fewer; 120,000 of these are in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Outside the UK and Ireland, the impact of competition from the eastern grey squirrel has been observed in <a href="/wiki/Piedmont" title="Piedmont">Piedmont</a>, Italy, where two pairs escaped from captivity in 1948. A significant drop in red squirrel populations in the area has been observed since 1970, and it is feared that the eastern grey squirrel may expand into the rest of Europe. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conservation">Conservation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Conservation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The red squirrel is protected in most of Europe, as it is listed in Appendix III of the <a href="/wiki/Convention_on_the_Conservation_of_European_Wildlife_and_Natural_Habitats" class="mw-redirect" title="Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats">Bern Convention</a>; it is listed as being of <a href="/wiki/Least_concern" class="mw-redirect" title="Least concern">least concern</a> on the <a href="/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN Red List</a>. However, in some areas it is abundant and is hunted for its fur. </p><p>Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_grey_squirrel" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern grey squirrel">eastern grey squirrel</a> was introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013;<sup id="cite_ref-r1_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-r1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a> being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a significant role. </p><p>In contrast, the red squirrel may present a threat if introduced to regions outside its native range. It is classed as a "prohibited new organism" under New Zealand's <a href="/wiki/Hazardous_Substances_and_New_Organisms_Act_1996" title="Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996">Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996</a> preventing it from being imported into the country.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Projects">Projects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm/220px--Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="85" data-mwtitle="Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm/Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm/Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm/Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="256" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm/Protecting_the_iconic_red_squirrel_in_Clocaenog_forest.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /></video></span><figcaption>Protecting the red squirrel in <a href="/wiki/Clocaenog_Forest" title="Clocaenog Forest">Clocaenog Forest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of <a href="/wiki/Anglesey" title="Anglesey">Anglesey</a>. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of <a href="/wiki/Newborough_Forest" title="Newborough Forest">Newborough Forest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. <a href="/wiki/Brownsea_Island" title="Brownsea Island">Brownsea Island</a> in <a href="/wiki/Poole_Harbour" title="Poole Harbour">Poole Harbour</a> is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sciurus_vulgaris_bearn_2001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Sciurus_vulgaris_bearn_2001.jpg/220px-Sciurus_vulgaris_bearn_2001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Sciurus_vulgaris_bearn_2001.jpg/330px-Sciurus_vulgaris_bearn_2001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Sciurus_vulgaris_bearn_2001.jpg/440px-Sciurus_vulgaris_bearn_2001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="575" data-file-height="377" /></a><figcaption>With a brown coat</figcaption></figure> <p>Mainland initiatives in southern Scotland and the north of England also rely upon grey squirrel control as the cornerstone of red squirrel conservation strategy. A local programme known as the "North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership", an element of the national <a href="/wiki/Biodiversity_Action_Plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Biodiversity Action Plan">Biodiversity Action Plan</a> was established in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This programme is administered by the <a href="/wiki/Grampian" title="Grampian">Grampian</a> Squirrel Society, with an aim of protecting the red squirrel; the programme centres on the <a href="/wiki/Banchory" title="Banchory">Banchory</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cults,_Aberdeen" title="Cults, Aberdeen">Cults</a> areas. In 2008, the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Wildlife_Trust" title="Scottish Wildlife Trust">Scottish Wildlife Trust</a> announced a four-year project which commenced in the spring of 2009 called "Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels".<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other notable projects include red squirrel projects in the Greenfield Forest, including the buffer zones of <a href="/wiki/Mallerstang" title="Mallerstang">Mallerstang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garsdale" title="Garsdale">Garsdale</a> and <a href="/wiki/Widdale" title="Widdale">Widdale</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Northumberland <a href="/wiki/Kielder_Forest" title="Kielder Forest">Kielder Forest</a> Project; and within the National Trust reserve in <a href="/wiki/Formby" title="Formby">Formby</a>. These projects were originally part of the Save Our Squirrels campaign that aimed to protect red squirrels in the north of England, but now form part of a five-year Government-led partnership conservation project called "Red Squirrels Northern England"<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to undertake grey squirrel control in areas important for red squirrels. </p><p>On the Isle of Wight, local volunteers are encouraged to record data on the existing red squirrel population, and to monitor it for the presence of invasive greys; as the red squirrel is still dominant on the island, these volunteers are also requested to cull any greys they find.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In order to protect existing populations, increasing amounts of legislation have been issued to prevent the further release and expansion of grey squirrel populations. Under the <a href="/wiki/Wildlife_and_Countryside_Act_1981" title="Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981">Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981</a>, it is an offense to release captured grey squirrels, indicating that any captured individuals must be culled.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additional rules covered under the WCA's Schedules 5 and 6 include limitations on the keeping of red squirrels in captivity, and also prohibits the culling of red squirrels.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Research undertaken in 2007 in the UK credits the <a href="/wiki/Pine_marten" class="mw-redirect" title="Pine marten">pine marten</a> with reducing the population of the invasive eastern grey squirrel. Where the range of the expanding pine marten population meets that of the eastern grey squirrel, the population of these squirrels retreats. It is theorised that, because the grey squirrel spends more time on the ground than the red, they are far more likely to come in contact with this predator.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During October 2012, four male and one female red squirrel, on permanent loan from the <a href="/wiki/British_Wildlife_Centre" title="British Wildlife Centre">British Wildlife Centre</a>, were transported to <a href="/wiki/Tresco,_Isles_of_Scilly" title="Tresco, Isles of Scilly">Tresco</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Isles_of_Scilly" title="Isles of Scilly">Isles of Scilly</a> by helicopter, and released into Abbey Wood, near the <a href="/wiki/Tresco_Abbey_Gardens" title="Tresco Abbey Gardens">Tresco Abbey Gardens</a>. Only two survived and a further 20 were transported and released in October 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the red squirrel is not indigenous to the Isles of Scilly, those who supported this work intend to use Tresco as a "safe haven" for the endangered mammal, as the islands are free of predators such as <a href="/wiki/Red_fox" title="Red fox">red foxes</a>, and of the <a href="/wiki/Squirrel_parapoxvirus" class="mw-redirect" title="Squirrel parapoxvirus">Squirrel parapoxvirus</a>-carrying grey squirrel.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The UK <a href="/wiki/Animal_and_Plant_Health_Agency" title="Animal and Plant Health Agency">Animal and Plant Health Agency</a> (APHA) has proposed a method of non-lethal control of grey squirrels as part of a 5-year Red Squirrel Recovery Network (RSRN) project. The planned method for control would be by administering oral contraceptives via a grey squirrel-specific feeder, which would selectively allow feeding based on body weight in order to avoid inadvertently distributing the contraceptive to red squirrels as well. This project has received <a href="/wiki/National_Lottery_Heritage_Fund" title="National Lottery Heritage Fund">National Lottery Heritage funding</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical,_cultural_and_financial_significance"><span id="Historical.2C_cultural_and_financial_significance"></span>Historical, cultural and financial significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Historical, cultural and financial significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kauniainen.vaakuna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Kauniainen.vaakuna.svg/170px-Kauniainen.vaakuna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Kauniainen.vaakuna.svg/255px-Kauniainen.vaakuna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Kauniainen.vaakuna.svg/340px-Kauniainen.vaakuna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="580" /></a><figcaption>A red squirrel in the coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Kauniainen" title="Kauniainen">Kauniainen</a>, a town in Finland</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Squirrel_Eating.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Squirrel_Eating.jpg/170px-Squirrel_Eating.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Squirrel_Eating.jpg/255px-Squirrel_Eating.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Squirrel_Eating.jpg/340px-Squirrel_Eating.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>"Squirrel" illustration from "British Mammals" by A. Thorburn, 1920</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Squirrel_Nutkin" class="mw-redirect" title="Squirrel Nutkin">Squirrel Nutkin</a> is a character, always illustrated as a red squirrel, in English author <a href="/wiki/Beatrix_Potter" title="Beatrix Potter">Beatrix Potter</a>'s books for children. </p><p>"Ekorr'n satt i granen" (The Squirrel sat in the fir tree) is a well-known and appreciated children's song in Sweden. Text and lyrics by Alice Tegnér in 1892. </p><p>Charles Dennim, protagonist of <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Household" title="Geoffrey Household">Geoffrey Household</a>'s novel <i>Watcher in the Shadows,</i> is a zoologist who studies and writes about red squirrels. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Norse_mythology" title="Norse mythology">Norse mythology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ratatoskr" title="Ratatoskr">Ratatoskr</a> is a red squirrel who runs up and down with messages in the world tree, <a href="/wiki/Yggdrasil" title="Yggdrasil">Yggdrasil</a>, and spreads gossip. In particular, he carried messages between the unnamed eagle at the top of Yggdrasill and the wyrm <a href="/wiki/N%C3%AD%C3%B0h%C3%B6ggr" title="Níðhöggr">Níðhöggr</a> beneath its roots. </p><p>The red squirrel used to be widely hunted for its pelt. In Finland, squirrel pelts were used as currency in ancient times, before the introduction of coinage.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The expression "squirrel pelt" is still widely understood there to be a reference to money. It has been suggested that the trade in red squirrel fur, highly prized in the medieval period and intensively traded, may have been responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Leprosy" title="Leprosy">leprosy</a> epidemic in medieval Europe. Within Great Britain, widespread leprosy is found early in East Anglia, to which many of the squirrel furs were traded, and the strain is the same as that found in modern red squirrels on <a href="/wiki/Brownsea_Island" title="Brownsea Island">Brownsea Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The red squirrel is the <a href="/wiki/National_mammal" class="mw-redirect" title="National mammal">national mammal</a> of Denmark.<sup id="cite_ref-naturDK_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-naturDK-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Red squirrels are a common feature in English <a href="/wiki/Heraldry" title="Heraldry">heraldry</a>, where they are always depicted sitting up and often in the act of cracking a nut.<sup id="cite_ref-Davies_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davies-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_squirrel&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-iucn-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-iucn_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFShar,_S.Lkhagvasuren,_D.Bertolino,_S.Henttonen,_H.2017" class="citation journal cs1">Shar, S.; 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/><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#696969"><span class="nobold">(Dwarf squirrels)</span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_American_dwarf_squirrel" title="Central American dwarf squirrel">Central American dwarf squirrel <i>(Microsciurus alfari)</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amazon_dwarf_squirrel" title="Amazon dwarf squirrel">Amazon dwarf squirrel <i>(Microsciurus flaviventer)</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_dwarf_squirrel" title="Western dwarf squirrel">Western dwarf squirrel <i>(Microsciurus mimulus)</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santander_dwarf_squirrel" title="Santander dwarf squirrel">Santander dwarf squirrel <i>(Microsciurus santanderensis)</i></a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Tufted_ground_squirrel" title="Tufted ground squirrel">Rheithrosciurus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tufted_ground_squirrel" title="Tufted ground squirrel">Tufted ground squirrel <i>(Rheithrosciurus macrotis)</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Sciurus" title="Sciurus">Sciurus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><u>Subgenus <i>Guerlinguetus</i></u></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_squirrel" title="Brazilian squirrel">Brazilian squirrel <i>(Sciurus aestuans)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Yungas_red_squirrel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South Yungas red squirrel (page does not exist)">South Yungas red squirrel <i>(Sciurus argentinius)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Yellow-throated_squirrel" title="Yellow-throated squirrel">Yellow-throated squirrel <i>(Sciurus gilvigularis)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Red-tailed_squirrel" title="Red-tailed squirrel">Red-tailed squirrel <i>(Sciurus granatensis)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_squirrel" title="Bolivian squirrel">Bolivian squirrel <i>(Sciurus ignitus)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sciurus_ingrami" title="Sciurus ingrami">Atlantic Forest squirrel <i>(Sciurus ingrami)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Andean_squirrel" title="Andean squirrel">Andean squirrel <i>(Sciurus pucheranii)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Richmond%27s_squirrel" title="Richmond's squirrel">Richmond's squirrel <i>(Sciurus richmondi)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sanborn%27s_squirrel" title="Sanborn's squirrel">Sanborn's squirrel <i>(Sciurus sanborni)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Guayaquil_squirrel" title="Guayaquil squirrel">Guayaquil squirrel <i>(Sciurus stramineus)</i></a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><u>Subgenus <i>Hadrosciurus</i></u></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fiery_squirrel" title="Fiery squirrel">Fiery squirrel <i>(Sciurus flammifer)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jun%C3%ADn_red_squirrel" title="Junín red squirrel">Junín red squirrel <i>(Sciurus pyrrhinus)</i></a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><u>Subgenus <i>Hesperosciurus</i></u></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Western_gray_squirrel" title="Western gray squirrel">Western gray squirrel <i>(Sciurus griseus)</i></a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><u>Subgenus <i>Otosciurus</i></u></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Abert%27s_squirrel" title="Abert's squirrel">Abert's squirrel <i>(Sciurus aberti)</i></a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><u>Subgenus <i>Sciurus</i></u></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Allen%27s_squirrel" title="Allen's squirrel">Allen's squirrel <i>(Sciurus alleni)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Arizona_gray_squirrel" title="Arizona gray squirrel">Arizona gray squirrel <i>(Sciurus arizonensis)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mexican_gray_squirrel" title="Mexican gray squirrel">Mexican gray squirrel <i>(Sciurus aureogaster)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Eastern_gray_squirrel" title="Eastern gray squirrel">Eastern gray squirrel <i>(Sciurus carolinensis)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Collie%27s_squirrel" title="Collie's squirrel">Collie's squirrel <i>(Sciurus colliaei)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Deppe%27s_squirrel" title="Deppe's squirrel">Deppe's squirrel <i>(Sciurus deppei)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Japanese_squirrel" title="Japanese squirrel">Japanese squirrel <i>(Sciurus lis)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Calabrian_black_squirrel" title="Calabrian black squirrel">Calabrian black squirrel <i>(Sciurus meridionalis)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mexican_fox_squirrel" title="Mexican fox squirrel">Mexican fox squirrel <i>(Sciurus nayaritensis)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fox_squirrel" title="Fox squirrel">Fox squirrel <i>(Sciurus niger)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Peters%27s_squirrel" title="Peters's squirrel">Peters's squirrel <i>(Sciurus oculatus)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Variegated_squirrel" title="Variegated squirrel">Variegated squirrel <i>(Sciurus variegatoides)</i></a></dd> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Red squirrel <i>(Sciurus vulgaris)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Yucatan_squirrel" title="Yucatan squirrel">Yucatan squirrel <i>(Sciurus yucatanensis)</i></a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><u>Subgenus <i>Tenes</i></u></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Caucasian_squirrel" title="Caucasian squirrel">Caucasian squirrel <i>(Sciurus anomalus)</i></a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><u>Subgenus <i>Urosciurus</i></u></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Northern_Amazon_red_squirrel" title="Northern Amazon red squirrel">Northern Amazon red squirrel <i>(Sciurus igniventris)</i></a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Southern_Amazon_red_squirrel" title="Southern Amazon red squirrel">Southern Amazon red squirrel <i>(Sciurus spadiceus)</i></a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Bangs%27s_mountain_squirrel" title="Bangs's mountain squirrel">Syntheosciurus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangs%27s_mountain_squirrel" title="Bangs's mountain squirrel">Bangs's mountain squirrel <i>(Syntheosciurus brochus)</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Pine_squirrel" title="Pine squirrel">Tamiasciurus</a></i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#696969"><span class="nobold">(Pine squirrels)</span></span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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