Squirrel Ko English. Captive agoutis and squirrels readily ate larvae when presented without the surrounding endocarp, and preferred larvae. Squirrel, (family sciuridae), generally, any of the 50 genera and 268 species of rodents whose common name is derived from the greek skiouros, meaning shade tail, which describes one of the most.
The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots.
They are indigenous to europe, asia, and the americas. A small animal covered in fur with a long tail. Captive agoutis and squirrels readily ate larvae when presented without the surrounding endocarp, and preferred larvae. The squirrel is tame (unafraid around humans).