Family Sciuridae--50 genera containing 260 species of squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs.

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Genus Tamias--1 sp. eastern American chipmunk, Tamias striatus

Genus Eutamias--24 spp. Siberian and western American chipmunks

Genus Marmota--11 spp. marmots

Genus Ammospermophilus--5 spp. antelope ground squirrels

Genus Spermophilus --38 spp. ground squirrel, or susliks

Genus Cynomys--5 spp. prairie dogs

Genus Sciurotamias--2 spp. rock squirrels

Genus Atlantoxerus--1 sp. Barbary ground squirrel, Atlantoxerus getulus

Genus Xerus--4 spp. African ground squirrels

Genus Spermophilopsis--1 sp.long clawed ground squirrel, Spermophilopsis leptodactylus

Genus Sciurus--28 spp. tree squirrels

Genus Syntheosciurus--1 sp. neotropical montane squirrel, Syntheosciurus brochus

Genus Microsciurus--4 spp. neotropical dwarf squirrels

Genus Sciurillus--1 sp. neotropical pygmy squirrel, Sciurillus pusillus

Genus Prosciurillus--3 spp. Sulawesi dwarf squirrels

Genus Rheithrosciurus--1 sp. groove-toothed squirrel, Rheithrosciurus macrotis

Genus Tamiasciurus--3 spp. red squirrels, or chickarees

Genus Funambulus--5 spp. Asiatic striped palm squirrels

Genus Ratufa--4 spp. giant squirrels

Genus Protoxerus--2 spp. oil palm squirrels

Genus Epixerus--1 sp. African palm squirrel, Epixerus ebii

Genus Funisciurus--9 spp. African striped squirrels, or rope squirrels

Genus Paraxerus--11 spp. African bush squirrels

Genus Heliosciurus--5 spp. sun squirrels

Genus Hyosciurus--1 sp. Sulawesi long-nosed squirrel, Hyosciurus heinrichi

Genus Myosciurus--1 sp. African pygmy squirrel, Myosciurus pumilio

Genus Callosciurus--18 spp. beautiful squirrels, or tricolored squirrels

Genus Sundasciurus--14 spp. Sunda tree squirrels

Genus Tamiops--4 spp. Asiatic striped squirrels

Genus Menetes--1 sp. Berdmore's, or multistriped, palm squirrel, Menetes berdmorei

Genus Rhinosciurus--1 sp. long-nosed squirrel, Rhinosciurus laticaudatus

Genus Lariscus--2 spp. Malaysian striped ground squirrels

Genus Dremomys--5 spp. red-cheeked squirrels

Genus Glyphotes--2 spp. Bornean pygmy squirrels

Genus Nannosciurus--1 sp. black-eared squirrels, Nannosciurus melanotis

Genus Exilisciurus--3 spp. pygmy squirrels

Genus Petaurista--6 spp. giant flying squirrels

Genus Biswamoyopterus--1 sp. Namdapha flying squirrel, Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Genus Aeromys--2 spp. large black flying squirrels

Genus Eupetaurus--1 sp. woolly flying squirrel, Eupetaurus cinereus

Genus Pteromys--2 spp. old world flying squirrels

Genus Glaucomys--2 spp. new world flying squirrels

Genus Hylopetes--8 spp. arrow-tailed flying squirrels

Genus Petinomys--7 spp. dwarf flying squirrels

Genus Aeretes--1 sp. groove-toothed flying squirrel, Aeretes melanopterus

Genus Trogopterus--1 sp. complex-toothed flying squirrel, Trogopterus xanthipes

Genus Belomys--1 sp. hairy-footed flying squirrel, Belomys pearsoni

Genus Pteromyscus--1 sp. smoky flying squirrel, Pteromyscus pulverulentus

Genus Petaurillus--3 spp. pygmy flying squirrels

Genus Iomys--1 sp. Horsfield's flying squirrel, Iomys horsfieldi

 

 

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