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Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Head to body length of 19-23 cm. Red squirrels vary in color depending on the time of the year.
Eating mostly seeds, both coniferous forests and broadleaf woodlands make good homes for the red squirrel.
Group name: Scurry or Dray. From toe to tail tip, squirrels range in size from 5 inches to nearly 3 feet! Nearly 2oo species can be found around the world.
Cool picture!
It is actually an American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Sciurus vulgaris is the European red squirrel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Re...
I hope this helps.
Spotted on Jul 8, 2005
Submitted on Aug 16, 2012
