Types of Squirrels

Types of Squirrels

Types of Squirrels
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 3 to 6
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	7.68

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		species, image, underground, dwell, southern, however, possible, rocks, logs, base, divide, northern, glide, hind, wire, eastern
	content words:		North America

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Types of Squirrels

¹ When we think of squirrels, an image of a bushy-tailed animal running up and down a tree often comes to our minds. This projected picture, however, only reflects one of the three types of squirrels.

² Scientists divide over 200 species of squirrels into three groups -- the tree squirrel, the flying squirrel, and the ground squirrel. Tree squirrels, such as the gray squirrel, the red squirrel, and the eastern fox squirrel, are superb climbers. Known for their agility, tree squirrels are top-ranked gymnasts. And, to watch them perform, we simply need to put up a bird feeder in our yard. Tempted by the food inside the bird feeder, tree squirrels are willing to go through all sorts of hurdles, such as jumping from one tree to another or walking up, down, or across a thin, suspending wire.

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