red squirrel

plural red squirrels

1. Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel), common in Europe and Asia.

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   Recovery in their numbers has shown that pine martens are generally good for red squirrel populations, at least in native broadleaf woodlands, because they suppress the numbers of grey squirrels. The research, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found this was not true in conifer plantations, where pine martens lack diverse sources of food and prey on red squirrels instead, turning them from a protector to a threat.

   2022 January 12, Fiona Harvey, “Conifer plantation push could threaten red squirrel population, study finds”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2022

2. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, the American red squirrel, found in parts of North America.