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[Original] About the introduction of Eurasian red squirrel, come and see!

2022-03-08 / 866 Read

The Eurasian red squirrel is a squirrel that is distributed in the whole cold temperate forest area from central Europe to West Asia. Their fur is mostly red, and individuals with different colors will also appear. Let me introduce the Eurasian red in detail. Squirrel!

Introduction

One 、Basic information

【Chinese name】Eurasian Red Squirrel

【Foreign name】Eurasian Red Squirrel

【Alias】Red Squirrel

【Latin name】Sciurus vulgaris

【Kingdom】Animal Kingdom

【Domain】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate subphylum

[Class] Mammalia

[Subclass] Eustachium

[Order] Rodents

[Suborder] Suborder Squirrel

【Family】Sciuridae

【Genus】Sciuridae

【Species】Eurasian Red Squirrel

【Subspecies】 23 species

【Name and date】Linnaeus, 1758

Second, morphological characteristics

Eurasian red squirrel head length 20- 22 cm, tail length 18 cm, weight 280-350 grams, male and female body weight is roughly the same, there is no gender dimorphism. Their long tails help them balance, especially when jumping from tree to tree and running fast on branches. They also roll over their bodies while they sleep to keep them warm.

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Three , Habitat

Eurasian red squirrels inhabit sub-frigid coniferous forests or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests. in dense forest.

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four 、Protection level

The Eurasian red squirrel has been included in the World Conservation Union (IUCN) 2008 Red List of Endangered Species ver 3.1 - Least Concern (LC).

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