Red squirrel  (Sciurus vulgaris)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentiae
Family Sciuridae
Genus Sciurus
Size Head-body length: 20 - 22 cm
Tail length: 18 cm
Weight 280 - 350 g
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Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List, and listed under Appendix III of the Berne Convention. Threatened in the UK, and protected under Schedules 5 and 6 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.