How is the grey squirrel better adapted to certain environments than the red squirrel?

It is more able to utilise food sources such as acorns which are too rich in tannin for the red squirrel. This has led it to become more widespread and so outcompete red squirrels from their natural habitat. The red squirrel has more specific habitat requirements so cannot compete with such intense competition, since the 2 species occupy similar ecological niches.





Grey squirrels also harbour diseases which are harmful to the red squirrels, so capable of wiping out entire populations if the grey is not eradicated. It's sad, but the only way to save the red squirrel seems to be carrying out massive grey squirrel culls. However this has been tried countless times and so far with little successHow is the grey squirrel better adapted to certain environments than the red squirrel?
The grey squirrel is more aggressive than the red squirrel, therefore are better at competing for food and space which is causing red squirrels to suffer in numbers. Which is a shame because they are prettier! There is now also a black squirrel on the scene who is also out competing the red one.How is the grey squirrel better adapted to certain environments than the red squirrel?
Please clarify, do you mean the American Red Squirrel (also called a Piney) and the Eastern Gray Squirrel. Or are you writing of the Eurasian Red Squirrel and the Eastern Gray Squirrel, the later was introduced into Britain and has become quite invasive.





The wikipedia articles should help.





And to the answerer who said ';who cares'; why the heck would you answer the question if you didn't care? You might employ your energies better elsewhere.
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