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Taxonomy
Sciurini is a tribe. It is extant.
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Mercer and Roth (2003) and Emry et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Sciuridae by Mercer and Roth (2003) and Emry et al. (2005).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Sciurini Mercer and Roth |
| 2005 | Sciurini Emry et al. p. 228 |
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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.
Tr. Sciurini
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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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†Sciurus (Prosciurus) vetustus Matthew 1903
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Invalid names: Prosciurus minor Russell 1972 [synonym]
Sciurus aberti Woodhouse 1853
Sciurus alleni Nelson 1898
Sciurus arizonensis Coues 1867
†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 harrisoni Stone and Rehn 1902
Sciurus prevostii rafflesii Vigors and Horsfield 1828
†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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available