Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
(Red Squirrel, Eurasian Red Squirrel)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSciurus vulgaris (Red Squirrel, Eurasian Red Squirrel)
GenusSciurus (squirrels)
FamilySCIURIDAE (squirrels)
OrderRODENTIA (rodents)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Sciurus vulgaris (Red Squirrel, Eurasian Red Squirrel) :
1: Sciurus vulgaris (Red Squirrel, Eurasian Red Squirrel)
20 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Squirrel chewing hazel nut
2: Sciurus vulgaris (Red Squirrel, Eurasian Red Squirrel)
20 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
collecting hazelnuts, stripping off the bracts and taking them away to hide
Image 1: Adult - carrying hazelnutImage 2: Adult - lateral viewImage 3: Adult - lateral view (2)Image 4: Adult - stripping bracts off hazelnutImage 5: Adult - stripping bracts off hazelnut (2)Image 6: Adult - stripping bracts off hazelnut (3)Image 7: Adult - stripping bracts off hazelnut (4)Image 8: Adult - stripping bracts off hazelnut (5)Image 9: Adult - with hazelnutImage 10: Adult - with hazelnut (2)Image 11: Adult - with hazelnut (3)Image 12: Adult - with hazelnut (4)
3: Sciurus vulgaris (Red Squirrel, Eurasian Red Squirrel)
20 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
squirrel with Leprosy lesions
Image 1: Leprosy lesions on ears - close-upImage 2: Squirrel with Leprosy lesions - feeding - lateral viewImage 3: Squirrel with Leprosy lesions - lateral view
4: Sciurus vulgaris (Red Squirrel, Eurasian Red Squirrel)
7 Apr 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
animal with Leprosy lesions
Image 1: Squirrel with Leprosy lesions - anterior viewImage 2: Squirrel with Leprosy lesions - anterior view (2)
5: Sciurus vulgaris (Red Squirrel, Eurasian Red Squirrel)
3 Sep 1998 OSGR: NN86 56° 50’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: Mid Perth (VC 88) Scotland
Image 1: Pines cones chewed by red squirrel

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bryce, J., Cartmel, S. & Quine, C.P. 2005 Habitat Use by Red and Grey Squirrels: Results of Two Recent Studies and Implications for Management Forestry Commission Information Notes, 76, 12pp, Forestry Commission
Hewson, C., Fuller, R., Mayle, B. & Smith, K. 2004 Possible impacts of Grey Squirrels on birds and other wildlife British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 183-191.
Lane, M. 2002 Trapping Greys in Anglesey has helped the local Red Squirrel… Vol 13, No. 4 Page: 272

Sciurus vulgaris (Red Squirrel, Eurasian Red Squirrel) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sciurus vulgaris (Red Squirrel, Eurasian Red Squirrel)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sciurus vulgaris (Red Squirrel, Eurasian Red Squirrel)
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