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Sciurus (Prosciurus)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Sciurus (Prosciurus) was named by Matthew (1903) [named as subgenus of Sciurus by Matthew 1903; raised to genus level].

It was reranked as Prosciurus by Matthew (1910), Matthew (1910), Peterson (1919), Wood (1937), Johnson (1966), Wang and Wang (1991), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Wang (2008).

It was assigned to Sciurus by Matthew (1903); to Paramyidae by Peterson (1919); to Sciuravidae by Wood (1937); to Ischyromyidae by Matthew (1910) and Johnson (1966); to Allomyidae by Matthew (1910) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Aplodontidae by Wang and Wang (1991) and Wang (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Sciurus (Prosciurus) Matthew p. 213
1910Prosciurus Matthew
1919Prosciurus Peterson p. 65
1937Prosciurus Wood p. 161
1966Prosciurus Johnson p. 80
1991Prosciurus Wang and Wang
1997Prosciurus McKenna and Bell
2008Prosciurus Wang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeSciurini
genusSciurus
subgenusProsciurus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. †Sciurus (Prosciurus) Matthew 1903
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Invalid names: Prosciurus minor Russell 1972 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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