The squirrel is a predominantly arboreal mammal
of the genus Sciuridae in the genus Rodentia.
The body is long, the tail is long and bushy.
The squirrel is one of the most visible mammals.
There are all over the world except Australia and the Antarctic.
Some tropical squirrels have black and white stripes on their bodies.
Many have large eyes, keen eyesight, and a keen sense of distance.
Their front legs are short, their toes are sharp,
and with it the tree-dwelling species can easily climb trees.
The long hind legs provide the necessary forward movement to jump.
The flying squirrel has hairy skin spread
on both sides of the body from the hind legs
to the front legs and attached to the wrists.
By spreading their arms and legs,
they can increase the surface area of ​​the body
and use the tail as a plow to reach from one tree to another.
Other times it wraps up to avoid the difficulty
of running or climbing a tree.
The flying squirrel is less agile than the common squirrel.
There are 280 species of squirrels in the world,
there are 6 species in Bangladesh.