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because they are immune to a virus that kills red squirrels and better at finding food - so more grey squirrels survive.
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Are squirrels enadangered?
well grey squirrels are becoming slowly more common but red squirrels are slowly entering the endangered list because they are dying from diseases they catch from grey squirrels
Why are red squirrel grey squirrel competition?
They are in copetition because the grey squirrels are more powerful than the red ones so the red squirrels dont get enough food or drink. They are in copetition because the grey squirrels are more powerful than the red ones so the red squirrels dont get enough food or drink.
Do woodchucks have more in common with squirrels or mice?
squirrels.
Do beavers have more characteristics in common with squirrels or with mice?
squirrels
What is a good name for a squirrel?
Rocky
How is the grey squirrel attacking the red squirrel?
Yes they do:( Years ago, the world was full of red squirrels but a grey squirrel was found and was bought in to our country and the grey squirrel bred with another grey and soon there were loads of grey squirrels, and they were all wiping out the red squirrels which is why there are not many red squirrels around these parts anymore. The grey squirrels stole their food and destroyed their homes ever since :'( x x x x Don't know about the imported Grey Squirrels "destroying" the Reds' homes, but they out-competed the latter for food. It wasn't deliberate massacre! In the UK there are still a few colonies of the native Red Squirrel, such as Brownsea Island and areas of The Lake District and Cumbria _ I have seen one in Appleby-in-Westmoreland. They are seen in North Wales too I believe. I've noticed that the grey squirrels in my area of Southern England seem to be more orange-tinged than a couple of decades or so ago. May be my imagination, but is this common for the species? What's their normal colour in the US and Canada?
Squirrels are classified in the same family as mice and the same phylum as weasels Do squirrels have more in common with mice or with weasels Why?
Squirrels have more in common with mice because they eat just about the same things a mouse does.
Do gray fox get along with red fox?
NO they don't. Let me tell you the whole entire story (its true, believe me). 130 years ago, there were red squirrels all over the UK. Then some man found a few grey squirrels and thought he'd catch them and introduce them to the UK and then they all began breeding and making more and more grey squirrels but the grey squirrels began killing all the red squirrels so there's not many left. There's loads in Scotland - they look after red squirrels and try to kill all the grey. Red squirrels can't fight back because they're a bit smaller and very timid and friendly. They don't have a single violence in their body. I'm a girl who loves animals, a crazy animal-lover, and I want all the grey squirrels and red squirrels to be alive but someone needs to do something to the grey squirrels. I wish they all got along.
What are some reasons that explain why flying squirrels are endangered?
They stand more than grey squirrels, so they are noticed more and get killed by predators. The population of red squirrels dropped and the grey squirrels passed on grey genes to their offspring. This is repeated over generations.Hey presto!You have more grey squirrels than red!The main factor is that the Grey Squirrels came over to the UK (I'm not sure where from) and started eating more food then was fair for them, obviously not intentionally because animals don't think in that way. This meant there was a lack of food for the Red Squirrels, and so they became very rare. Although they can still be seen (if you're lucky!) in a few woodlands in the West Country and Scotland.Hope this helped! If so, please support me by recommending me as a contributor. Also, anyone else who may know more about this subject than me, please feel free to add to this answer.Thanks,DB9EDIT:Although the Grey's eat more food than the Red's, this is intentional, as it's part of their competitive nature. Also the introduction of Grey's from America brought the Squirrel Poxvirus with them, which is another large factor to the decline of the Red Squirrel population.zoner9
Do wood chucks have more characteristics in common with squirrels or mice?
The woodchuck has more characteristics in common with squirrels because they are from the same family
What has happened to the population of red squirrels?
red squirrels are rare in the UK largely because they are out-competed and replaced by populations of the grey squirrels The red squirrel population have decreased because they only eat acorns at certain times. They only eat the acorns when they are ripe. As for the grey squirrels eat the acorns at any time of the year. So the red squirrels don't have as much food and can't reproduce as much. As well the trees are further apart and the red squirrels live on the trees most of the time and can't get about. As the grey squirrels spend most there time on the floor therefore can move about much more.
What is the difference between the color gray and color grey?
Gray is more common in United States, grey is more common in United Kingdom
