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Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)- Class: Mammal
- Order: Rodentia
- Family: Squirrel (Sciuridae)
- Prevalence: Most of Europe
- Habitat: Forest
- Life Span: 3-7 years
- Body Length: 20 cm + 15-20 cm tail
- Shoulder Height: 4-6 cm
- Weight: Male 250-450 g
- Sexually mature: 2 years
- Mating season: January to March
- Length of pregnancy: 38 days
- No. of offspring: 1-10, normally 3-6 every year
- Feed: Herbivorous; cones, nuts and fungus
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