Sciurus

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Tree squirrels Fossil range: Middle Miocene - Recent
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha Family: Sciuridae Subfamily: Sciurinae Tribe: Sciurini Genus: Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenera
Tenes Sciurus Hesperosciurus Otosciurus Guerlinguetus Hadrosciurus Urosciurus

The genus Sciurus contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, and South America.

[edit] Species

• Genus Sciurus
  • Subgenus Tenes
    • Sciurus anomalus- Persian Squirrel
  • Subgenus Sciurus
    • Sciurus vulgaris - Eurasian Red Squirrel
    • Sciurus lis - Japanese Squirrel
    • Sciurus carolinensis - Eastern Gray Squirrel
    • Sciurus aureogaster - Mexican Gray Squirrel
    • Sciurus colliaei - Collie's Squirrel
    • Sciurus yucatanensis - Yucatan Squirrel
    • Sciurus variegatoides - Variegated Squirrel
    • Sciurus deppei - Deppe's Squirrel
    • Sciurus niger - Eastern Fox Squirrel
    • Sciurus oculatus - Peters's Squirrel
    • Sciurus alleni - Allen's Squirrel
    • Sciurus nayaritensis - Mexican Fox Squirrel
    • Sciurus arizonensis - Arizona Gray Squirrel
  • Subgenus Hesperosciurus
    • Sciurus griseus - Western Gray Squirrel
  • Subgenus Otosciurus
    • Sciurus aberti - Abert's Squirrel
  • Subgenus Guerlinguetus
    • Sciurus granatensis - Red-tailed Squirrel
    • Sciurus richmondi - Richmond's Squirrel
    • Sciurus aestuans - Brazilian Squirrel or Guianan Squirrel
    • Sciurus gilvigularis - Yellow-throated Squirrel
    • Sciurus ignitus - Bolivian Squirrel
    • Sciurus pucheranii - Andean Squirrel
    • Sciurus stramineus - Guayaquil Squirrel
    • Sciurus sanborni - Sanborn's Squirrel
    • Sciurus argentinius - South Yungas Red Squirrel
  • Subgenus Hadrosciurus
    • Sciurus flammifer - Fiery Squirrel
    • Sciurus pyrrhinus - Junín Red Squirrel
  • Subgenus Urosciurus
    • Sciurus igniventris - Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
    • Sciurus spadiceus - Southern Amazon Red Squirrel

[edit] References

• Andrew Duff and Ann Lawson (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X. 
• Nowak, Ronald M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1936 pp. ISBN 0-8018-5789-9