Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.63

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Mammalia: order
Rodentia: family
Sciuridae: genus
Sciurus: species
Sciurus vulgaris

cuddliness

cuddly

nutrient level

eutrophic

mobility

sedentary

lifespan

shortlived

biome

terrestrial

spine

vertebrate

biotope

woodlands

Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758

Sciurus vulgaris [spec. nov.]

S. auriculis apice barbatis, palmis tetradactylis, plantis pentadactylis.

Sciurus palmis solis saliens. Faun. suec. 21. Syst. nat. 9. n. 1.

Sciurus. Gesn. quadr. 13. Aldr. quadr. 398. Jonst. quadr. t. 66.

Sciurus vulgaris. Raj. quadr. 214.

Habitat in Europae arboribus.

Aestate ruber abdomine albo, hyeme cinereus. Victitat nucibus, strobilis & c. sedens. Superfluum cibum defodit; Cortice interdum navigat. Nidus globosus e muscis.

Anatome. E. N. C. cent. 10. app. 449.

discussion

Remarks: Three subspecies (orientis, mantchuricus and coreae) were historically listed for Korea, but only one subspecies of Eurasian red squirrel, S. v. mantchuricus Thomas 1909 represents the subspecies in the country (Koh et al. 2006). This subspecies has a black tail year-round and dark grey winter pelage. Based on a specimen collected near Seoul, S. v. orientis was reported to inhabit the peninsula (Thomas 1909; Ognev 1940; Ellerman & Morrison Scott 1951). However, no further reports or evidence have supported its presence in the last 60 years. It appears that Thomas (1909) regarded populations in Korea as S. v. orientis (present in Hokkaido) instead of S. v. mantchuricus from Manchuria. Our opinion was supported by a recent genetic study by Koh et al. (2006) showing no mitochondrial differentiation between red squirrels from South Korea and northeastern China.

distribution

Range: The Eurasian red squirrel inhabits coniferous forests throughout the Korean Peninsula (Fig. 113). Sciurus vulgaris is native to the Korean Peninsula, but the population on Jeju Island probably originated from pets that escaped in ca. 2000.

Name

Synonyms: Sciurus alpinus; Sciurus balcanicus; Sciurus carpathicus; Sciurus croaticus; Sciurus europaeus; Sciurus fuscoater; Sciurus graeca; Sciurus italicus; Sciurus leucurus; Sciurus lilaeus; Sciurus typicus; Sciurus vulgaris hoffmanni Valverde, 1968
Homonyms: Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Common names: Ardilla roja in Spanish; Eekhoorn in Dutch; Egern in Danish; Egern in Danish; Eichhoernchen in German; Eichhörnchen in German; Eichhörnchen in German; Ekorn in Norwegian; Ekorre in Swedish; Esquilo-vermelho in Portuguese; Eurasian Red Squirrel in English; Eurasian Red Squirrel in English; Eurasian Red Squirrel in English; Eurasian red squirrel in language.; Eurasian red squirrel in English; Europska vjeverica in Croatian; Kaweechelchen in Luxembourgish; Ketri in Albanian; Közönséges mókus in Hungarian; Navadna veverica in Slovenian; Orav in Estonian; Orava in Finnish; Paprastoji vovere in Lithuanian; Rauðíkorni in Icelandic; Red squirrel in English; Scoiattolo comune in Italian; Tava-orav in Estonian; Veverica stromová in Slovak; Veverka obecná in Czech; Wiewiórka pospolita in Polish; eurasian red squirrel, red squirrel in English; euraziatische rode eekhoorn, eekhoorn in Dutch; Écureuil roux in French; écureuil, écureuil rouge in French; Вивірка звичайна in Ukrainian; Eekhoorn in Dutch; Eurasian Red Squirrel in English; Eurasian Red Squirrel in English; ekorre in Swedish; oarri in Northern Sami; Ardilla Roja in Spanish; Ecureuil roux in French; Gewone eekhoorn in Dutch; Gwiwer Goch in Welsh; Gwiwerod Coch in Welsh; Red Squirrel in English; Red Squirrel in English; Rode eekhoorn in Dutch; europeisk ekorn in Norwegian Bokmål; feòrag ruadh in Scottish Gaelic

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