Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Common in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Northern England & Southern England.

 Also common in the rest of Europe except in Iceland & the Mediterranean Islands.

In much of England & Wales they have been replaced by the bigger Grey Squirrels, which carry a deadly disease called a 'Chicken pot virus.'.

This affect kills many Red Squirrels that come into contact with it, while the Greys are immune to it.

The dorsal coat color of S. vulgaris is dark but otherwise highly variable.

There are several coat colour morphs, ranging through red, reddish-brown, brown, bright chestnut, gray, black, and bluish. 

Red coats are most common in Great Britain.

The underside of the Squirrel is always white-cream in colour.