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Sciurus vulgaris
The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Eurasia. The red squirrel is an arboreal, omnivorous rodent. In Great Britain and Ireland, numbers have decreased drastically in recent years, in part because of the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) from North America
The red squirrel has a typical head-and-body length of 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9 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 oz). It is not sexually dimorphic, as males and females are the same size. The red squirrel is somewhat smaller than the eastern grey squirrel which has a head-and-body length of 25 to 30 cm (9.5 to 12 in) and weighs between 400 and 800 g (14 oz to 1.8 lb). It is thought that 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
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Thanks fiorella2 and YukoChartraw..
Cute series! Love the last pic!
@ alicelongmartin.. thanks.. I am in Germany in the moment visiting my parents. and I was lucky to get this cute little squirrel..
Cute
You must be traveling as I always expect pictures from Austraila. You did a better job catching the red squirrel than I did when I was in Croatia.
Thanks Daniele .. Me too.. They are so funny to watch.. :)
I love those :-) Great series.