Red squirrel - Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Quick facts
Threat status Europe | Least Concern (IUCN) |
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Protected by | 1 international agreement |
Most preferred habitats |
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May also occur in |
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Natura 2000 species code | 2607 |
Distribution
Threat and conservation status
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
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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
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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 |