Devil squirrel is a species of Eurasian red squirrel, also known as grey dog. Because of its peculiar appearance and high recognizability, everyone can recognize it at a glance. Let's take a look at this small animal.

I. Morphological characteristics

Devil squirrels are usually medium in size, with strong limbs, sharp claws on their toes, and hooked ends. They usually weigh about 350 grams. Females are slightly heavier than males. They are slender and light, with a body length of about 18-26 cm. The tail is long and thick, and the tail length is more than two-thirds of the body length, but not as long as the body. long.

The devil's squirrel has long and fluffy tails, and has longer limbs and fore and hind legs, but the forelimbs are shorter than the hind legs. The ear shells are well-developed, reaching the eyes when folded forward, and the ears have a tuft of long black hairs in winter.

The individual fur color of devil squirrels varies greatly, such as blue-gray, gray, brown-gray, dark gray and black-brown, etc. With regional differences, the coat color also changes. For example, the color of the squirrel in Liaoning is gray, while the color of the squirrel in southern my country is darker. In addition, the coat color is also affected by the season, gray or taupe in winter, black or dark brown in summer.

Second, feeding habits

Devil squirrels are smart and active, and like cleanliness. When raising, try to use a wide and high cage so that they can play freely. Devil squirrel likes to be tired with its owner, omnivorous, give it a peanut, it will stand on both feet, holding the food and gnawing wildly. After being raised, it likes to stand on the shoulders of its owner.

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