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Whcih red squirrel?

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Is this the Eurasian species?

http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/File:Sciurus-vulgaris_hernandeangelis_stockholm_2008-06-04.jpg

No ear tuffs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.137.245.206 (talk) 19:55, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I think it's probably the Eurasian species, possibly a young squirrel that has not grown its ear tufts (and that would also explain why its tail looks thin). We get a wide variety of tail colours from almost white to almost black. Dbfirs 20:01, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Red squirrel
The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Eurasia. This arboreal, omnivorous rodent feeds on seeds, nuts, berries, young shoots, and sap.Photograph: Peter Trimming
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Red squirrels in Ireland

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The lead says red squirrels are declining in Ireland. This is not true. They are thriving. The statement is very out of date and has no citation. In Ireland it is understood that grey squirrels compete for food but that this wasn't causing extinction, it was loss of habitat (thanks, British) when they cut down all the trees in the 1600s. They were successfully reintroduced about 200 years ago, long before the grey squirrels were introduced (thanks again, British). Red squirrels feed most successfully in coniferous woodland where grey squirrels don't feed as effectively (see source 1 below). I know that most articles have certain editors who feel a sense of ownership over the article so could one of them please update this? Sources as follows. Source: http://www.wildlifecrime.ie/pages/Squirrel.html Source: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0616/1147681-red-squirrels-comback-ireland-pine-martens-grey-squirrels/ Source: https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2020/06/20/news/take-on-nature-our-native-irish-red-squirrels-are-making-a-comeback-1978855/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.64.115.92 (talk) 01:49, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Black" squirrel

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Whilst hiking in the Vosges mountains I saw a few squirrels whose coats were so dark as to be called black. This is unusual (I think) but these could be genetic mutants or something similar. Maybe they are immigrants. John Do'h 20:50, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]