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Sciuridae (squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Sciuridae Gray
1821Sciurinae Gray
1821Sciuridae Gray p. 304
1850Sciuridae Bonaparte p. 1
1873Sciuridae Leidy p. 335
1883Sciuridae Flower p. 185
1889Sciuridae Cope p. 876
1898Sciuridae Gadow p. 43
1902Sciuridae Hay p. 718
1902Sciurinae Hay p. 719
1908Sciuridae Lambe
1911Sciuridae Jaekel p. 222
1965Sciuridae Ray
1966Sciuridae Johnson p. 80
1980Sciuridae Kurten and Anderson p. 210
1988Sciuridae Carroll
1991Sciuridae Nowak
1999Sciuridae Nowak
2002Sciuridae Montgelard et al. p. 228
2005Sciuridae Emry et al. p. 228
2014Sciurinae Korth p. 377
2014Sciuridae Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 602
2022Sciuridae Korth et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
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
familySciuridae

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.

Fm. Sciuridae Gray 1821 [squirrel]
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G. †Albanensia Daxner-Höck and Mein 1975
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Albanensia albanensis Major 1893
Albanensia grimmi Black 1966
Albanensia sansaniensis Lartet 1851
G. †Arctomyoides Bryant 1945
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Arctomyoides arctomyoides Douglass 1903
Tr. †Blackiini de Bruijn et al. 1980
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G. †Blackia Mein 1970
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Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970
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Invalid names: Blackia parvula Baudelot 1972 [synonym]
Blackia ulmensis Werner 1994
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G. Callosciurus Gray 1867 [tree squirrel]
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Callosciurus erythraeus Pallas 1779 [Pallas's squirrel]
G. Dremomys Heude 1898 [red-cheeked squirrel]
G. Exilisciurus Moore 1958 [Asian pygmy squirrel]
G. Glyphotes Thomas 1898 [Sculptor squirrel]
G. Hyosciurus Tate and Archbold 1935
G. Lariscus Thomas and Wroughton 1909 [Asian striped ground squirrel]
G. Menetes Thomas 1908 [Indochinese ground squirrel]
G. Nannosciurus Trouessart 1880 [Black-eared pygmy squirrel]
G. Prosciurillus Ellerman 1947 [Sulawesi tree squirrel]
G. Rhinosciurus Blyth 1856 [ant-eating squirrel]
G. Rubrisciurus Ellerman 1954 [Sulawesi giant squirrel]
G. Sundasciurus Moore 1958 [Sunda squirrel]
G. Tamiops Allen 1906 [Asian striped squirrel]
Subfm. †Cedromurinae Korth and Emry 1991
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G. †Cedromus Wilson 1949
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Cedromus modicus Korth et al. 2022
Cedromus savannae Hayes 2007
Cedromus wardi Wilson 1949
Cedromus wilsoni Korth and Emry 1991
G. †Kherem Minjin 2004
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Kherem asiatica Wang and Dashzeveg 2005
Kherem hsandgoliensis Minjin 2004
G. †Oligospermophilus Korth 1987
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G. †Comtia Vianey-Liaud et al. 2014
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Comtia bernardi Vianey-Liaud et al. 2014
G. †Cynomyoides Korth 1996
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Cynomyoides vatis Korth 1996
G. †Douglassciurus Emry and Korth 2001
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Douglassciurus bjorki Korth 2014
Douglassciurus jeffersoni Douglass 1902
Douglassciurus oaxacaensis Ferrusquia-Villafranca et al. 2018
Invalid names: Douglassia Emry and Korth 1996 [synonym]
G. †Forsythia Mein 1970
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G. Funambulus Lesson 1835 [Palm squirrel]
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Funambulus insignis Desmarest 1822
G. †Hesperopetes Emry and Korth 2007
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Hesperopetes blacki Emry and Korth 2007
Hesperopetes jamesi Emry and Korth 2007
Hesperopetes thoringtoni Emry and Korth 2007
G. †Heteroxerus Stehlin and Schaub 1951
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Heteroxerus grivensis Major 1893
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G. Ammospermophilus Merriam 1892 [antelope squirrel]
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Ammospermophilus hanfordi Gustafson 1978
Ammospermophilus interpres Merriam 1890 [Texas antelope squirrel]
Ammospermophilus junturensis Shotwell and Russell 1963
Ammospermophilus leucurus Merriam 1889 [white-tailed antelope squirrel]
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Callospermophilus lateralis Say 1823 [golden-mantled ground squirrel]
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Invalid names: Spermophilus chrysodeirus Merriam 1890 [synonym]
G. Cynomys Rafinesque 1817 [prairie dog]
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Cynomys gunnisoni Baird 1855 [Gunnison's prairie dog]
Cynomys hibbardi Eshelman 1975
Cynomys leucurus Merriam 1890 [white-tailed prairie dog]
Cynomys ludovicianus Ord 1815 [black-tailed prairie dog]
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Invalid names: Cynomys arizonensis Mearns 1890 [synonym], Cynomys cinereus Richardson 1829 [synonym], Cynomys grisea Rafinesque 1817 [synonym], Cynomys meadensis Hibbard 1956 [synonym], Cynomys pyrrotrichus Elliot 1905 [synonym], Cynomys socialis Rafinesque 1817 [synonym], Monax missouriensis Warden 1819 [synonym]
Cynomys mexicanus Merriam 1892 [Mexican prairie dog]
Cynomys niobrarius Hay 1921
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Invalid names: Cynomys churcherii Burns and McGillivray 1989 [synonym], Cynomys spispiza Green 1960 [synonym]
Cynomys parvidens Allen 1905 [Utah prairie dog]
Cynomys sappaensis Goodwin 1995
Cynomys spenceri Goodwin 1995
Cynomys vetus Hibbbard 1942
Invalid names: Monax Warden 1819 [synonym]
G. Eutamias Trouessart 1880 [chipmunk]
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Eutamias minimus Bachman 1839 [least chipmunk]
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Invalid names: Eutamias atristriatus Bailey 1913 [synonym], Eutamias caniceps Osgood 1900 [synonym], Eutamias consobrinus Allen 1890 [synonym], Eutamias oreocetes Merriam 1897 [synonym]
G. Ictidomys Allen 1877 [lined ground squirrels]
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Ictidomys mexicanus Erxleben 1877
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 [thirteen-lined ground squirrel]
G. Marmota Frisch 1775 [marmot]
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Marmota arizonae Hay 1921
Marmota broweri Hall and Gilmore 1934 [Alaska marmot]
Marmota caligata Eschscholtz 1829 [hoary marmot]
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Invalid names: Arctomys okanaganus King 1836 [synonym], Marmota oxytona Hollister 1914 [synonym], Marmota vigilis Heller 1909 [synonym]
Marmota flaviventris Audubon and Bachman 1841 [yellow-bellied marmot]
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Invalid names: Arctomys dacota Merriam 1889 [synonym], Marmota engelhardti Allen 1905 [synonym]
Marmota korthi Kelly 2000
Marmota marmota Linnaeus 1758 [Alpine marmot]
Marmota minor Kellogg 1910
Marmota monax Linnaeus 1758 [groundhog]
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Invalid names: Arctomys ignavus Bangs 1899 [synonym], Arctomys melanopus Kuhl 1820 [synonym], Arctomys sibila Wolf 1808 [synonym], Glis canadensis Erxleben 1777 [synonym], Hyrax hudsonius Schreber 1792 [synonym], Marmota ochracea Swarth 1911 [synonym], Mus empetra Pallas 1778 [synonym]
Marmota nevadensis Kellogg 1910
Marmota olympus Merriam 1898
Invalid names: Arctomys Schreber 1780 [synonym], Lagomys Storr 1780 [synonym], Lipura Illiger 1811 [synonym], Marmotops Pocock 1923 [synonym]
G. Neotamias Howell 1929 [chipmunk]
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Neotamias alpinus Merriam 1893
Neotamias amoenus Allen 1890
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Invalid names: Eutamias canicaudus Merriam 1903 [synonym], Eutamias caurinus Merriam 1898 [synonym], Eutamias ludibundus Hollister 1911 [synonym], Tamias frater Allen 1890 [synonym]
Neotamias bulleri Miller and Rehn 1901
Neotamias canipes Fleharty 1960
Neotamias dorsalis Baird 1855 [cliff chipmunk]
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Invalid names: Eutamias canescens Allen 1904 [synonym]
Neotamias durangae Allen 1903
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Invalid names: Tamias nexus Elliot 1905 [synonym]
Neotamias malloryi Martin 1998
Neotamias merriami Merriam 1897
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Invalid names: Tamias pricei Allen 1895 [synonym]
Neotamias obscurus Allen 1890
Neotamias ochrogenys Sutton and Nadler 1974
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Invalid names: Tamias macrohabdotes Merriam 1896 [synonym]
Neotamias rufus Patterson 1984
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Invalid names: Eutamias hopiensis Merriam 1905 [synonym]
Neotamias senex Allen 1890
Neotamias siskiyou Sutton and Nadler 1974
Neotamias sonomae Grinnell 1915
Neotamias speciosus Merriam 1890
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Invalid names: Tamias callipeplus Merriam 1893 [synonym]
Neotamias townsendii Bachman 1839
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Invalid names: Tamias cooperi Baird 1855 [synonym], Tamias hindei Gray 1842 [synonym]
Neotamias umbrinus Allen 1890
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Invalid names: Eutamias adsitus Allen 1905 [synonym], Eutamias palmeri Merriam 1897 [synonym]
G. Notocitellus Howell 1938
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G. Otospermophilus Brandt 1844
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Citellus (Otospermophilus) argonautus Stirton and Goeriz 1942
Citellus (Otospermophilus) gidleyi Merriam et al. 1925
Otospermophilus beecheyi Richardson 1823 [California ground squirrel]
Otospermophilus variegatus Erxleben 1777 [rock squirrel]
Otospermophilus variegatus grammurus Helgen et al. 2009 [rock squirrel]
G. Poliocitellus Howell 1938 [Franklin's gruond squirrel]
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G. Spermophilus Cuvier 1825 [ground squirrel]
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Spermophilus armatus Kennicott 1863
Spermophilus boothi Hibbard 1972
Spermophilus cochisei Gidley 1922
Spermophilus columbianus Ord 1815 [Columbian ground squirrel]
Spermophilus cragini Hibbard 1941
Spermophilus dotti Hibbard 1954
Spermophilus finlayensis Strain 1966
Spermophilus fricki Hibbard 1942
Spermophilus howelli Hibbard 1941
Spermophilus jerae Sutton and Korth 1995
Spermophilus johnstoni Hibbard 1972
Spermophilus matthewi Black 1963
Spermophilus mcgheei Strain 1966
Spermophilus mckayensis Shotwell 1956
Spermophilus meadensis Hibbard 1941
Spermophilus meltoni Hibbard 1972
Spermophilus primitivus Bryant 1945
Spermophilus rexroadensis Hibbard 1941
Spermophilus russelli Gustafson 1978
Spermophilus shotwelli Black 1963
Spermophilus spilosoma Bennett 1833 [spotted ground squirrel]
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 [thirteen-lined ground squirrel]
Spermophilus tuitus Hay 1921
Spermophilus wilsoni Shotwell 1956
Invalid names: Citellus Oken 1816 [synonym]
G. Tamias Illinger 1811 [chipmunk]
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Tamias aristus Ray 1965
Tamias ateles Hall 1930
Tamias eviensis de Bruijn et al. 1980
Tamias laevidens Cope 1869
Tamias striatus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern chipmunk]
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Invalid names: Sciurus lysteri Richardson 1829 [synonym]
G. Urocitellus Obolenskij 1927 [Holarctic ground squirrel]
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Urocitellus elegans Kennicott 1863 [Wyoming ground squirrel]
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Invalid names: Citellus kimballensis Kent 1967 [synonym]
Urocitellus parryii Richardson 1825 [arctic ground squirrel]
Urocitellus townsendii Bachman 1839 [Townsend's ground squirrel]
Invalid names: Anisonyx Rafinesque 1817 [replaced]
G. Xerospermophilus Merriam 1892 [pygmy ground squirrel]
Invalid names: Tamiini [synonym]
G. †Miopetaurista Kretzoi 1962
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Miopetaurista dehmi de Bruijn et al. 1980
Miopetaurista gibberosa Hofmann 1893
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Invalid names: Sciurus goeriachensis Hofmann 1893 [synonym]
Miopetaurista lappi Mein 1958
Miopetaurista thaleri Mein 1970
Miopetaurista tobieni Mein 1970
Miopetaurista webbi Robertson 1976
Invalid names: Cryptopterus Mein 1970 [synonym]
G. †Miosciurus Black 1963
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Miosciurus covensis Korth and Samuels 2015
G. †Miospermophilus Black 1963
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Miospermophilus bryanti Wilson 1960
Miospermophilus lavertyi Dalquest et al. 1996
G. †Nototamias Pratt and Morgan 1989
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Nototamias hulberti Pratt and Morgan 1989
Nototamias quadratus Korth 1992
G. †Oligosciurus Wang and Qiu 2004
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Oligosciurus dangheensis Wang and Qiu 2004
G. †Paenemarmota Hibbard and Schultz 1948
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Paenemarmota barbouri Hibbard and Schultz 1948
Paenemarmota mexicana Wilson 1949
Paenemarmota sawrockensis Hibbard 1964
G. †Palaearctomys Douglass 1903
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Palaearctomys macrorhinus Douglass 1903
Palaearctomys montanus Douglass 1903
G. †Palaeosciurus Pomel 1853
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Palaeosciurus goti Vianey-Liaud 1974
Palaeosciurus sutteri Ziegler and Fahlbusch 1986
G. †Parapaenemarmota Martin 1998
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G. †Paratamias Tedrow et al. 2001
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Paratamias tarassus Tedrow et al. 2001
G. †Petauristodon Engesser 1979
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Petauristodon jamesi Lindsay 1972
Petauristodon mathewsi James 1963
Petauristodon minimus Lindsay 1972
Petauristodon pattersoni Pratt and Morgan 1989
Petauristodon uphami James 1963
G. †Pliopetaurista Kretzoi 1962
G. †Pliopetes Kretzoi 1959
G. †Pliosciuropterus Sulimski 1964
G. †Prospermophilus Qiu and Storch 2000
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G. †Protosciurus Black 1963
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Protosciurus condoni Black 1963
Protosciurus mengi Black 1963
Protosciurus rachelae Black 1963
Protosciurus tecuyensis Bryant 1945
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G. Epixerus Thomas 1909 [Splendid-tailed Squirrel]
G. Funisciurus Trouessart 1880 [Rope Squirrel]
G. Heliosciurus Trouessart 1880 [Sun Squirrel]
G. Myosciurus Thojmas 1909
G. Paraxerus Forsyth Major 1893 [African Bush Squirrel]
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Paraxerus palliatus Peters 1852 [red bush squirrel]
Paraxerus palliatus sponsus Thomas and Wroughton 1907
G. Protoxerus Forsyth Major 1893 [African giant squirrel]
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G. Aeretes Allen 1940 [Chinese flying squirrel]
G. Aeromys Robinson and Kloss 1915 [large black flying squirrel]
G. Belomys Thomas 1908
G. Eoglaucomys Howell 1915
G. Eupetaurus Thomas 1888 [woolly flying squirrel]
G. Glaucomys Thomas 1908 [flying squirrel]
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Glaucomys sabrinus Shaw 1801 [northern flying squirrel]
Glaucomys volans Linnaeus 1758 [southern flying squirrel]
G. Hylopetes Thomas 1908
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Hylopetes hoeckarum de Bruijn 1998
G. Iomys Thomas 1908
G. Petaurillus Thomas 1908 [pygmy flying squirrel]
G. Petaurista Link 1795 [Giant flying squirrel]
G. Petinomys Thomas 1908 [small flying squirrel]
G. Pteromys Cuvier 1800 [Eurasian flying squirrel]
G. Pteromyscus Thomas 1908 [smoky flying squirrel]
G. Trogopterus Heude 1898 [complex-toothed flying squirrel]
Invalid names: Petauristini [invalid subgroup]
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G. Ratufa Gray 1867 [Asian giant squirrel]
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Ratufa affinis Raffles 1822 [cream-coloured giant squirrel]
Ratufa bicolor Sparrmann 1778 [black giant squirrel]
Ratufa maelongensis Mein et al. 1990
G. Sciurillus Thomas 1914 [pygmy squirrel]
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G. Microsciurus Allen 1895 [dwarf squirrel]
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G. †Plesiosciurus Qiu and Liu 1986
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Plesiosciurus sinensis Qiu and Liu 1986
G. Rheithrosciurus Gray 1867 [Tassle-eared ground squirrel]
G. Sciurus Linnaeus 1758 [squirrel]
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Subg. †Sciurus (Prosciurus) Matthew 1903
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Invalid names: Prosciurus minor Russell 1972 [synonym]
Sciurus aberti Woodhouse 1853
Sciurus alleni Nelson 1898
Sciurus calycinus Cope 1871
Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin 1788 [eastern gray squirrel]
Sciurus giganteus Freudenberg 1941
Sciurus griseus Ord 1818
Sciurus niger Linnaeus 1758 [fox squirrel]
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Invalid names: Sciurus cinereus Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Sciurus olsoni Emry et al. 2005
Sciurus panolius Cope 1869
Sciurus prevostii Desmarest 1822 [Prevost's squirrel]
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Sciurus prevostii rafflesii Vigors and Horsfield 1828
Sciurus prevostii harrisoni Stone and Rehn 1902
Sciurus siderolithicus Picted and Humbert 1869
Sciurus spectabilis Major 1873
Sciurus venturus Bryant 1945
Sciurus vittatus Raffles 1822
Sciurus vortmani Cope 1879
Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian red squirrel]
Invalid names: Sciurus flavus Linnaeus 1758 [nomen dubium]
G. Syntheosciurus Bangs 1902 [Central American montane squirrel]
G. †Sciurion Skwara 1986
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Sciurion campestre Skwara 1986
G. Sciuropterus Cuvier 1825
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Sciuropterus gaudryi Gaillard 1899
Sciuropterus jourdani Gaillard 1899
Sciuropterus russicus Tiedemann 1808
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Invalid names: Sciurus volans Linnaeus 1758 [replaced]
G. Sciurotamias Miller 1901 [Chinese rock squirrel]
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G. Tamiasciurus Trouessart 1880
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Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Erxleben 1777 [American red squirrel]
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Invalid names: Sciurus douglasii Bachman 1839 [synonym], Sciurus tenuidens Hay 1920 [synonym], Tamiasciurus mearnsi Allen 1898 [synonym]
G. †Vulcanisciurus Lavocat 1973
Tr. Xerini
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G. Atlantoxerus Major 1893
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Atlantoxerus blacki de Bruijn 1967
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Invalid names: Atlantoxerus idubedensis Cuenca Bescós 1988 [synonym]
Atlantoxerus getulus Linnaeus 1758 [Barbary ground squirrel]
Atlantoxerus rhodius de Bruijn et al. 1970
Invalid names: Getuloxerus Lavocat 1961 [replaced]
G. Spermophilopsis Blasius 1884 [long-clawed ground squirrel]
G. Xerus Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833 [African ground squirrel]
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Xerus inauris Zimmermann 1893 [Cape ground squirrel]
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Invalid names: Myoxus africanus Shaw 1801 [objective synonym], Sciurus capensis Kerr 1792 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Sciurinae Gray 1821 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available