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Scientific name: Sciurus Vulgaris

Adult Size: 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9 in), a tail length of 15 to 20 cm (5.9 to 7.9 in)

Adult Weight: 250 to 340 g (8.8 to 12 oz)

Top Speed: 19.96 km/h (12.4 mph)

Life Span: 3 years

Habitat: Conifer and broadleaved woodland

Diet: Spruce and pine seeds, acorns, berries, fungi, bark and sap tissue.

Other interesting facts: Reds' coats moult twice a year, once after winter and then in the late summer before the weather gets colder. They moult their ear tufts once a year, in late autumn.

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