This article is about the squirrel family (Sciuridae) as a whole. For other uses, see Squirrel (disambiguation).
Squirrels
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Various members of the family Sciuridae
Callosciurus prevostii
Eutamias sibiricus
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Sciurus niger
Urocitellus columbianus
Paraxerus cepapi
Geosciurus inauris
Marmota sp.
Cynomys ludovicianus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Suborder:
Sciuromorpha
Family:
Sciuridae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
Type genus
Sciurus
Linnaeus, 1758
Subfamilies and tribes
Subfamily Ratufinae
Subfamily Sciurillinae
Subfamily Sciurinae
Tribe Sciurini
Tribe Pteromyini
Subfamily Callosciurinae
Tribe Callosciurini
Tribe Funambulini
Subfamily Xerinae
Tribe Xerini
Tribe Protoxerini
Tribe Marmotini
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae (/sɪˈjuːrɪdeɪ,-diː/), a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and were introduced by humans to Australia.[1] The earliest known fossilized squirrels date from the Eocene epoch, and among other living rodent families, the squirrels are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to the dormice.[citation needed]
^Seebeck, J. H. "Sciuridae" (PDF). Fauna of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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