Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 (Eurasian red squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Sciurus according to O. Thomas 1911

See also Hay 1902 and Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxa: Sciurus (Prosciurus), Sciurus aberti, Sciurus alleni, Sciurus arizonensis, Sciurus calycinus, Sciurus carolinensis, Sciurus flavus, Sciurus giganteus, Sciurus griseus, Sciurus niger, Sciurus olsoni, Sciurus panolius, Sciurus prevostii, Sciurus siderolithicus, Sciurus spectabilis, Sciurus venturus, Sciurus vittatus, Sciurus vortmani

Ecology: arboreal granivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Germany (2 collections), Greece (2), Hungary (1), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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