Red squirrel

Red Squirrel
File:Squirrel7778.JPG Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Scientific classification
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Binomial name
Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758

The Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, is the common European squirrel. It is still common on the European continent but has been widely replaced by the Grey Squirrel in Great Britain.