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red-tailed squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
The red-tailed squirrel lives in the tropical forests of Central and South America. This rodent has a bright reddish tail, sharp claws, and large eyes that help it climb trees quickly.
The red-tailed squirrel differs from other squirrels with its bright red tail and life in hot, humid forests. It is important for nature because it disperses tree seeds and helps the forest grow.
gnaws and collects
trophic:herbivore
feeding_timing:diurnal
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The squirrel changes its fur twice a year to better withstand heat and humidity.
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homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Worker
Tail size
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
breeding
Heavy rains in summer
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
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canopy
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
Claws color
very hot and very humid all year round, rain almost every day
days
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
very heavy rains in summer, almost no precipitation in winter
adult
Maturity
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
insects
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
tropical forest
Repro interval
results
summer warm, winter not very cold
seasonal
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
mo
Uses jaws or beak to break hard-shelled or tough food items.
conifer cones
alpine meadows and arctic tundra on land
Trophic type
Filters
Tail count
diurnal
leaves
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
Breeding structure built or used for laying eggs and raising offspring.
in bushes or on a tree
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Seeds
rains almost always, very humid
Age (from birth to death)
cones of coniferous trees with seeds
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
fruits
Lifespan average
in a terrestrial nest
leaves
young after fast growth
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
Share
seeds
Find a pet...
Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Pets
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
paw
Claws count
cm
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
Claws size
turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
fruits
Tail color
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
grazing
°C
Not specified
alpine and arctic tundra
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
herbivore
Describes food handling or digging performed with the forelimbs.
Feeds by cropping or nibbling low-growing vegetation or algae.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Elders
Bro
normal sexual
Taxons
seeds, berries, fruits
if born as {name}
Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
age
birth date
Palearctic realm
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
Neotropical realm
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
Insects
primary food sources
Neotropical realm
teeth
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
young shoots and leaves of plants
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
gnaws and collects
from 130 grams to 0.5 kilograms, 0.35 – 0.8 meters
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
land
{name} birthday
Always hot
No results found
Hot with heavy summer rains
branches
On the map
Pleasant summer
Female ♀
all life stages
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
nuts
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
protection from sun
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
nest high on branches, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
nest
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
moss
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
nest high on shrub or tree branches
Duration
live insects
Always hot and wet
This is me
Always very wet
Gamers
crushing
hot, heavy rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Lives in open or semi-open areas with scattered trees and shrubs.
Asexual
swap
nuts
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
rainforest
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
woodlands
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
Zucchini
caring mother
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
arboreal
Observations
hard nuts — acorns, hazelnuts, pine nuts
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