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Huh. I have a fairly healthy population of both (north american) Grey and Red squirrels living in my backyard, and they seem to cohabitate just fine. Granted, the enviroment here in the midwest USA may be quite different from there.
I just never saw either species seem to have any problems thriving. The biggest challenge here (aside from automobiles) is red-tail hawks.
The red squirrels we have in the UK (Sciurus vulgaris) are a completely different species to the red squirrels I think you're referring to (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
Yes, I think you're correct. Though they do look very similar.