Perasciuravus Korth 2020 (squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Full reference: W. W. Korth. 2020. A New Sciuravid Rodent (Mammalia) from the Early Eocene (Bridgerian) and the Sciuravid-Eomyid Transition. Annals of Carnegie Museum 86(2):197

Parent taxon: Sciuridae according to W. W. Korth 2020

Sister taxa: Albanensia, Blackiini, Callosciurini, Cedromurinae, Comtia, Cynomyoides, Douglassciurus, Forsythia, Funambulini, Hesperopetes, Heteroxerus, Marmotini, Nototamias, Oligosciurus, Palaeosciurus, Parapaenemarmota, Petauria, Petauristodon, Pliopetaurista, Pliopetes, Pliosciuropterus, Prospermophilus, Protoxerini, Pteromyinae, Ratufini, Sciurillus, Sciurinae, Sciurini, Sciurion, Sciuropterus, Sciurotamias, Tamiasciurini, Vulcanisciurus, Xerini

Subtaxa: Perasciuravus mcintoshi

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Type: Perasciuravus mcintoshi

Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution: found only at FMNH loc. JJF 7-27-91-2

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