The Trail Cam Thread

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

@Skybird. You have the invading tree rats as well. They do serve their purpose. They knock seed to the ground for the ground feeding birds. In our case morning doves.

Over here, European Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) are not considered a pest, and are even a protected species. They are different from all the several different squirrel species you have in North America, and less robust. And almost all people here love them.

Not to be mistaken with American Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), its a different species, far more aggressive and looking for fights whenever possible.

The Japanese Red Squirrel (Sciurus lis) however is genetically extremely close to the European one, they still discuss whether the Japanese are offsprings of the European strain, or the other way around.