Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Rodentia > Family: Sciuridae > Genus: Sciurus > Species: Sciurus vulgaris

Red squirrel - Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by 1 international agreement
Most preferred habitats
  • urban
  • woodland and forest
May also occur in
  • agricultural mosaics
  • cropland
  • heathland and shrub
  • wetlands
Natura 2000 species code 2607

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

EU

Least Concern
IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Near Threatened
Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable
Vulnerable
Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient
Endangered
Extinct
Least Concern
Critically Endangered
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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Legal text Annex Conditions More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

Common Name Language Reference
Ardilla roja Spanish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Écureuil roux French Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Eekhoorn Dutch Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Egern Danish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Eichhörnchen German Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Ekorn Norwegian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Ekorre Swedish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Esquilo-vermelho Portuguese Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Europska vjeverica Croatian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Kaweechelchen Luxemburgish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Ketri Albanian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Közönséges mókus Hungarian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Navadna veverica Slovenian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Orav Estonian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Orava Finnish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Paprastoji vovere Lithuanian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Rauðíkorni Icelandic Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Red squirrel English Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Scoiattolo comune Italian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Tava-orav Estonian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Veverica stromová Slovak Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Veverka obecná Czech Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Wiewiórka pospolita Polish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Synonym Author
Sciurus europaeus Gray, 1843
Sciurus exalbidus Pallas, 1779
Sciurus varius Gmelin, 1789
Sciurus martensi Matschie, 1901
Sciurus fusconigricans Dwigubski, 1804
Sciurus fuscorubens Dwigubski, 1804
Sciurus alpinus Desmarest, 1822
Sciurus italicus Bonaparte, 1838
Sciurus meridionalis Lucifero, 1907
Sciurus infuscatus Cabrera, 1905
Sciurus baeticus Cabrera, 1905
Sciurus fusco-nigricans Dwigubski, 1804
Sciurus fusco-rubens Dwigubski, 1804

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
EoL Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea Fauna Europaea
GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name) Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted) Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia Wikipedia

External data

Reportnet deliveries

Files delivered through Reportnet with relevance to this species.

27 items found, displaying all items.1
Released Coverage Envelope File
2015-12-10 France France reporting Birds Directive corrected files Ile de France
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Alsace
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Aquitaine
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Auvergne
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Bretagne
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Centre Val de Loire
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Champagne Ardennes
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Franche Comté
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Haute Normandie
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Languedoc Roussillon
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Lorraine
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Midi Pyrénées
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files PACA
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Pays de Loire
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Picardie
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Poitou Charentes
2015-12-10 France France reporting Habitas Directive 2014 corrected files Ile de France
2015-11-03 France FRANCE Rapport art 16 Directive Habitat 92/43/CEE année 2011 Dérogations région Aquitaine
2015-10-09 Czech Republic Report according to Art. 16.2 of the Habitats Directive - CZ 2013-2014 Report according to Art. 16.2 of the Habitats Directive - CZ 2013-2014
2015-09-30 Poland National Report on Derogation under the Birds Directive 2014 birds_directive_2014
2015-09-18 France FRANCE Rapport art 16 Directive Habitat 92/43/CEE année 2013 DREAL_FC_habides_habitats_2013.xml
2015-09-17 France FRANCE Rapport art 16 Directive Habitat 92/43/CEE année 2012 AQUITAINE-habides_export_habitats.xml
2015-09-17 France FRANCE Rapport art 16 Directive Habitat 92/43/CEE année 2012 CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNES_habides_export_habitats.xml
2015-09-17 France FRANCE Rapport art 16 Directive Habitat 92/43/CEE année 2012 FRANCHE-COMTE_habides_habitat_2012.xml
2015-09-17 France FRANCE Rapport art 16 Directive Habitat 92/43/CEE année 2012 MIDI-PYRENEES_habides_export-dirHab.xml
2014-10-29 Poland National Report on Derogations under the Birds and Habitats Directives Habitats and Birds Derogations Report
2011-10-17 Poland National Report on Derogations under the Birds and Habitats Directives (2009-2010) habitat derogations

Summary of derogations for species

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One item found.1
Region From Until Justification Activity Impact
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