Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), tree-living rodent native to Europe and Asia, 1828. Artist: Unknown

Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), tree-living rodent native to Europe and Asia, 1828. Artist: Unknown

1-158-386 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), tree-living rodent native to Europe and Asia, 1828. In Britain its range and numbers have diminished of the past 50 years because of competition from the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) introduced from North America. From British Quadrupeds by William MacGillivray, one of the volumes in William Jardine's Naturalist's Library series. (Edinburgh, 1828).


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  1. William MacGillivray: British, Scottish: naturalist, author

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  1. Engraving

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Science & Nature Animal Life


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  1. 007922
  1. 007922
  1. 0460000823
  1. 1-158-386
  1. 1158386
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