squirrel

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, squirrel has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Coin Bureau (Jan 2026). The main focus of the episode is teaching the pronunciation of the word 'squirrel' in American English.

Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, and flying squirrels. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and were introduced by humans to Australia. The earliest known fossilized squirrels date from the Eocene epoch, and among other living rodent families, the squirrels are most closely related to the mountain beaver and dormice.