Eurasian red squirrel vs Tarça

Sciurus vulgaris compared with Udea azorensis

Key Differences

• Eurasian red squirrel is Least Concern while Tarça is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian red squirrel	Tarça
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Crambidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Udea
Species	Sciurus vulgaris	Udea azorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian red squirrel and Tarça share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eurasian red squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tarça

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian red squirrel	Tarça
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).

Tarça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Eurasian red squirrel

O esquilo-vermelho-euroasiático (Sciurus vulgaris) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.