Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Parent taxon: Sciuridae according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
Sister taxa: Albanensia, Arctomyoides, Blackiini, Cedromurinae, Comtia, Cynomyoides, Douglassciurus, Forsythia, Funambulini, Hesperopetes, Heteroxerus, Marmotini, Miosciurus, Miospermophilus, Nototamias, Oligosciurus, Paenemarmota, Palaearctomys, Palaeosciurus, Parapaenemarmota, Paratamias, Petauria, Petauristodon, Pliopetaurista, Pliopetes, Pliosciuropterus, Prospermophilus, Protosciurus, Protospermophilus, Protoxerini, Pteromyinae, Ratufini, Sciurillus, Sciurinae, Sciurini, Sciurion, Sciuropterus, Sciurotamias, Tamiasciurini, Vulcanisciurus, Xerini
Subtaxa: Callosciurus Dremomys Exilisciurus Glyphotes Hyosciurus Lariscus Menetes Nannosciurus Prosciurillus Rhinosciurus Rubrisciurus Sundasciurus Tamiops
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (3 collections), the Philippines (1)
• Turolian of China (5)
• Miocene of China (1)
Total: 10 collections including 17 occurrences