Eurasian red squirrel vs large pheasant's-eye

Sciurus vulgaris compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• Eurasian red squirrel is Least Concern while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian red squirrel	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Adonis
Species	Sciurus vulgaris	Adonis flammea

Conservation Status

Eurasian red squirrel

LC — Least Concern

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian red squirrel	large pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (5 countries).

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Eurasian red squirrel

Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway