Can red squirrels mate with grey ones?

American red squirrels and Eurasian red squirrels (such as those found in the UK) are differerent species to the American eastern grey squirrels, and therefore would certainly not mate naturally and if forced to mate, the offspring would be sterile, if produced at all.





The reds are not dying out in the UK do to direct attacks from the greys; rather they are out-competed for resources and they are very susceptible to a virus carried by the greys called parapoxvirus.





Red squirrels do seem to be stabilising in some areas of the UK now, as deep within forestry evergreen plantations conditions are much less suitable for greys and the reds can remain relatively undisturbed.Can red squirrels mate with grey ones?
No red squirrels like to be wooed with flowers kenny Gee and long romantic walks where grey squirels are more your wham bam thank you mam ,they don't even hang out in the same barsCan red squirrels mate with grey ones?
ye ovbiously its like sayin can a man mate with a different woman with a different hair colour or skin
That's where all the taupe squirrels come from.
same has humans
I don't know for sure, but if they really are separate species, they can try all they want and there will be no viable offspring. Or the offspring will be infertile, like donkey + horse = mule. Mules are infertile.
I doubt it..there would probably be some rivalry between the classes. I saw one today in a field of wild rabbits which had all colours.
No no no no no red squirrels are dying out because grey ones are eating them! need I say more?
No this would only happen in extreme cases as the Red Squirrel(Sciurus vulgaris)and the Grey Squirrel(Sciuris carolinensis) don't like each other.?The grey would only have Murder in mind.!
No, the grey ones kill the red ones.
Why hot the only difference is colour.
I guess so .... it just depends on the dominant gene which colour the babies turn up as .... if they had babies.
yes they can thats why the red squirrel is dying out because the american grey squirrel are doing them to death
they should be able to mate because they are not a different species they are different types of the same animal - their chromosomes should be similar enough to make a healthy embryo.
yes, their chromosomes are of the same #


it's as possible as diff. dog and cat breeds

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