Sciuridae

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Mammalia • Subclassis: Theria • Infraclassis: Eutheria • Ordo: Rodentia • Familia: Sciuridae Hemprich, 1820

 Vernacular names

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Subfamilia: Ratufinae - Oriental giant squirrels

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  Ratufa
  Oriental giant squirrels

Subfamilia: Sciurinae - Tree squirrels, Flying squirrels

• Tribus: Sciurini
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  Sciurus
  Tree squirrels

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  Syntheosciurus
  Central American montane squirrels

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  Tamiasciurus
  Pine squirrels

• Tribus: Pteromyini
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  Glaucomys
  New world flying squirrels

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  Hylopetes
  Pygmy flying squirrels

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  Pteromys
  Old world flying squirrels

Subfamilia: Callosciurinae - Asian squirrels

• Tribus: Funambulini
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  Funambulus
  Palm squirrels

• Tribus: Callosciurini
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  Callosciurus
  Beautiful squirrels

Subfamilia: Xerinae - terrestrial squirrels

• Tribus: Marmotini - ground squirrels
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  Ammospermophilus
  Antelope squirrels

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  Cynomys
  Prairie dogs

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  Marmota
  Marmots

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  Otospermophilus
  rock squirrels

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  Spermophilus
  ground squirrels

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  Tamias
  Chipmunks

• Tribus: Xerini - Spiny ground squirrels
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  Xerus
  African ground squirrels

• Tribus: Protoxerini - African squirrels
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  Heliosciurus - Sun squirrels

External links

Wikispecies has an entry on: Sciuridae.

Included subfamilies (for Mammal Species of the World):

Callosciurinae, Ratufinae, Sciurillinae, Sciurinae, Xerinae

• Mammal Species of the World link: Sciuridae Hemprich, 1820
• ITIS link: Sciuridae Hemprich, 1820
• IUCN link: Sciuridae threatened species

• Subfamilia: Cedromurinae (fossil)

• Subfamilia: Ratufinae - Oriental giant squirels (1 genus, 4 species)
  • Ratufa

• Subfamilia: Sciurillinae - Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel (monotypic)
  • Sciurillus

• Subfamilia: Sciurinae
  • Tribus: Sciurini
    • Microsciurus, Rheithrosciurus, Sciurus, Syntheosciurus, Tamiasciurus
  • Tribus: Pteromyini
    • Aeretes, Aeromys, Belomys, Biswamoyopterus, Eoglaucomys,Eupetaurus, Glaucomys, Hylopetes,Iomys, Petaurillus, Petaurista,Petinomys, Pteromys, Pteromyscus, Trogopterus

• Subfamilia: Callosciurinae
  • Tribus: Callosciurini
    • Callosciurus, Dremomys, Exilisciurus, Glyphotes, Hyosciurus, Lariscus, Menetes, Nannosciurus, Prosciurillus, Rhinosciurus, Rubrisciurus, Sundasciurus, Tamiops
  • Tribus: Funambulini
    • Funambulus

• Subfamilia: Xerinae - terrestrial squirrels
  • Tribus: Xerini - Spiny squirrels (3 genera, 6 species)
    • Atlantoxerus, Spermophilopsis, Xerus
  • Tribus: Protoxerini - African squirrels(6 genera, c.50 species)
    • Epixerus, Funisciurus, Heliosciurus, Myosciurus, Paraxerus, Protoxerus
  • Tribus: Marmotini - ground squirrels, marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, etc (6 genera, c.90 species)
    • Ammospermophilus, Cynomys, Marmota, Sciurotamias, Spermophilus, Tamias