Where does the Eurasian red squirrel live?
Sciurus vulgaris has 993,045 records in 64 countries and territories, from 1575 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 993,045 records
- 64 places
- 175 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaRodentiaSciuridaeSciurus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 191,833 | |
| France | 169,960 | |
| Netherlands | 117,749 | |
| Switzerland | 108,610 | |
| Germany | 102,026 | |
| Norway | 62,774 | |
| Sweden | 48,884 | |
| Finland | 48,176 | |
| Denmark | 41,481 | |
| Russia | 23,607 | |
| Spain | 15,426 | |
| South Korea | 12,866 | |
| Austria | 9,879 | |
| Belgium | 5,388 | |
| Poland | 4,862 | |
| Luxembourg | 4,520 | |
| Ireland | 3,421 | |
| Ukraine | 3,200 | |
| Italy | 2,980 | |
| Portugal | 2,860 | |
| Estonia | 2,743 | |
| Czechia | 1,706 | |
| Japan | 981 | |
| China | 580 | |
| Belarus | 500 | |
| Croatia | 498 | |
| Romania | 492 | |
| Andorra | 487 | |
| Hungary | 461 | |
| Bulgaria | 447 | |
| Slovenia | 440 | |
| Kazakhstan | 411 | |
| Lithuania | 383 | |
| Liechtenstein | 300 | |
| Serbia | 262 | |
| Slovakia | 224 | |
| Georgia | 212 | |
| Åland Islands | 210 | |
| Greece | 209 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 174 |
Showing the top 40 of 64 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Sciuridae.
Alpine marmot
150,100 records
Bobak Marmot
11,601 records
Striped Ground Squirrel
2,149 records
Menzbier's Marmot
901 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.