Eurasian red squirrel

E747087

The Eurasian red squirrel is a small, tree-dwelling rodent native to Europe and parts of Asia, recognizable by its reddish fur and tufted ears.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Eurasian red squirrel canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf species of rodent ⓘ
tree squirrel ⓘ
activityCycle diurnal ⓘ
averageLitterSize 3–4 young ⓘ
behavior solitary outside breeding season ⓘ
binomialName Sciurus vulgaris ⓘ
bodyLength about 19–23 cm ⓘ
buildsNestIn trees ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName Eurasian red squirrel ⓘ
red squirrel ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
distinctiveFeature bushy tail ⓘ
tufted ears in winter ⓘ
eats bark ⓘ
berries ⓘ
buds ⓘ
fungi ⓘ
nuts ⓘ
occasionally bird eggs ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
tree cones ⓘ
family Sciuridae ⓘ
foodCachingStrategy scatter-hoarding ⓘ
furColor can vary from red to dark brown ⓘ
reddish-brown ⓘ
genus Sciurus ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 38–39 days ⓘ
habitat coniferous forest ⓘ
deciduous forest ⓘ
mixed forest ⓘ
introducedPopulation British Isles (native in some areas, relict and reintroduced in others) ⓘ
linked to: British Isles

Italy ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInWild about 3–7 years ⓘ
lifestyle arboreal ⓘ
nativeTo Europe ⓘ
northern Asia ⓘ
parts of East Asia ⓘ
nestType drey ⓘ
order Rodentia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
primaryLocomotion climbing and leaping in trees ⓘ
reproduction gives birth to live young ⓘ
storesFood yes ⓘ
tailLength about 15–20 cm ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat competition from eastern grey squirrel ⓘ
disease such as squirrelpox virus ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
underpartsColor white or cream ⓘ
weight about 250–340 g ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sciurus vulgaris → commonName → Eurasian red squirrel ⓘ
Eurasian red squirrel → commonName → Eurasian red squirrel ⓘ