he Squirrel, a genus of quadrupeds belonging to the order of glires. It has two fore-teeth in each jaw, the superior ones shaped like wedges, and the inferior ones compressed. There are eleven species.

The vulgaris, or common squirrel, which is a native of most southern parts of Europe, has a pencil of hairs on the top of the ears, four toes on the fore-feet, and five on the hind ones: In the summer, it is of a reddish colour, with a white belly; in the winter, it is of a blueish ash-colour. The squirrel is a very active animal; it feeds upon nuts, berries, &c. which it carries to its mouth by the fore-feet: It lays up its superfluous food in holes; and makes a round nest of moss.