Вивірка українська — на схід від Дніпра,
Вивірка Кесслера — на захід від Дніпра,
Вивірка карпатська — в Карпатах,
Вивірка телеутка — акліматизована в Криму і в Подінців'ї.

English: Squirrel is a species of mammal of the family of viviridae, a representative of the superorder of rodents. Widespread in Eurasia, leads an arboreal lifestyle. The diet is mainly vegetarian, consisting of seeds, acorns, mushrooms, sometimes consumes animal prey. The species is widespread throughout the forest zone of Eurasia, including mountainous areas. Altitude range of habitat: 0–3100 m. Inhabits coniferous forests, deciduous forests, parks, gardens, small stands of coniferous species. In Ukraine, vyrkas live mainly within the forest zone (Polyssia, Forest Steppe), but thanks to numerous attempts to resettle them, they are found in park zones and suburban forests of many regions, including within the steppe zone (for example, Donetsk, Dnipro, Luhansk).

In Ukraine, this species is represented by 4 subspecies:

Ukrainian settlement — east of the Dnieper,
Kessler's calibration — to the west of the Dnieper,
Vvirka Carpathian — in the Carpathians,
Vvirka teleutka — acclimatized in the Crimea and Podintsiv'ya.

The number of samples fluctuates depending on the climatic conditions and the harvest of the main food - conifer and beech seeds. The most numerous in Ukraine is the Carpathian warbler, the number of which during the years of its mass reproduction reaches 114 individuals per 1000 hectares of forest land.

This individual was photographed in the Shevchenko Garden in Kharkiv on May 6, 2022.

English: Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)