Eurasian red squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

158,364Records since 2000

SeptemberPeak month

68Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan10,418

Feb8,180

Mar14,091

Apr17,079

May13,646

Jun13,674

Jul11,597

Aug10,515

Sep20,962

Oct20,039

Nov10,642

Dec7,410

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	30,327
2	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	19,850
3	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	18,375
4	Highland	Scotland	15,009
5	Stirling	Scotland	13,514
6	Angus	Scotland	12,013
7	Aberdeen City	Scotland	9,213
8	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	7,689
9	Fife	Scotland	7,679
10	Scottish Borders	Scotland	7,608
11	Moray	Scotland	3,756
12	Mid and East Antrim	Northern Ireland	1,996
13	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	1,636
14	Dundee City	Scotland	1,186
15	Fermanagh and Omagh	Northern Ireland	1,117

1,668 England151,269 Scotland280 Wales5,032 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 68 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 158,364
Peak month: September
Counties with records: 68
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Sciurus vulgaris
Also known as: Red squirrel
Group: Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 158,456
Most recorded in: Perth and Kinross, Aberdeenshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Highland, Stirling, Angus, Aberdeen City, Argyll and Bute, Fife, Scottish Borders, Moray, Mid and East Antrim +21
Conservation designations: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Bern Convention, Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sciurus
Name with authority: Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Described: 1758
Contributing datasets: 34