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From: Vinny Maselli
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Milltown, NJ
were are squirrels in the food web.

 
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From: Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
lkammin@illinois.edu
Depends on whether you are talking about tree squirrels or ground squirrels. Squirrels in both groups would be considered primary consumers, but many will eat non-plant materials such as insects, so that would count as being omnivorous. They are preyed upon by a wide range of predators. Are you interested in a particular species of squirrel?

 
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