Red squirrel
| Red squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Red squirrel in winter coat near Alverstone, Isle of Wight | |
| Red squirrel in summer coat in Warsaw, Poland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Sciurus |
| Species: | S. vulgaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Sciurus vulgaris | |
| Subspecies | |
|
23 recognized, see text | |
| Red squirrel range | |
The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), also called Eurasian red squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus. It is an arboreal and primarily herbivorous rodent and common throughout Eurasia.