Red Squirrel

TYPE:   MAMMAL

RANGE: Northern U.S., Canada

FOOD: Seeds, nuts, berries, insects, birds’ eggs

PREDATORS: Hawks, owls, martens, wolves, fishers, red foxes, and housecats, humans

HABITAT: Pine and spruce forests

DESCRIPTION Red squirrels look similar to the more common gray squirrel, except that they are a little smaller and have rusty colored fur. They also have ear tufts. Red squirrels prefer to live by themselves. They come together only to mate. Red squirrels often bury pine cones. In the winter, they dig up the cones and feed on the pine seeds.

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