red squirrel

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Red squirrel - Sciurus vulgaris

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red squirrel (plural red squirrels)

  1. Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel), common in Europe and Asia.
    • 2022 January 12, Fiona Harvey, “Conifer plantation push could threaten red squirrel population, study finds”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 November 2022:
      Recovery in their numbers has shown that pine martens are generally good for red squirrel populations, at least in native broadleaf woodlands, because they suppress the numbers of grey squirrels. The research, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found this was not true in conifer plantations, where pine martens lack diverse sources of food and prey on red squirrels instead, turning them from a protector to a threat.
  2. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, the American red squirrel, found in parts of North America.

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