Calabrian red squirrel
Sciurus meridionalis Lucifero, 1907
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The calabrian red squirrel (Sciurus meridionalis) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia.
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Quick facts about the calabrian red squirrel
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
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- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the calabrian red squirrel live?
Not recorded
Is the calabrian red squirrel endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the calabrian red squirrel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familySciuridae
- genusSciurus
- SpeciesSciurus meridionalis Lucifero, 1907
Other names and names in other languages (14)
- Calabrian black squirrelEnglish
- سنجاب أسود كالابريArabic
- Kalabrisches EichhörnchenGerman
- Μάυρος ΣκίουροςGreek
- Ardilla de CalabriaSpanish
- Écureuil de CalabreFrench
- Scoiattolo meridionaleItalian
- Esquilo-da-CalábriaPortuguese
- Калабрийская чёрная белкаRussian
- Kalabriya SincabıTurkish
- 卡拉布里亞黑松鼠Chinese
- ardilla negra del sur de ItaliaSpanish
- Écureuil méridionalFrench
- Scoiattolo nero meridionaleItalian
Relatives of the calabrian red squirrel
Other species in the same genus Sciurus.

Red squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris

Eastern gray squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis

Caucasian squirrel
Sciurus anomalus

Japanese squirrel
Sciurus lis

Fox squirrel
Sciurus niger

Abert's squirrel
Sciurus aberti
CompareCalabrian red squirrel vs Red squirrelCalabrian red squirrel vs Eastern gray squirrelCalabrian red squirrel vs Caucasian squirrelCalabrian red squirrel vs Japanese squirrel
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the calabrian red squirrel?
The calabrian red squirrel (Sciurus meridionalis) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.
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