Sciurinae

The Sciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels in the (family Sciuridae). It unites the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily (Pteromyinae) and unite all remaining sciurids into the subfamily Sciurinae, but this has been strongly refuted by genetic studies.

Classification

SUBFAMILY SCIURINAE

• Tribe Sciurini
  • Genus Microsciurus - dwarf squirrels
    • Central American Dwarf Squirrel, Microsciurus alfari
    • Amazon Dwarf Squirrel, Microsciurus flaviventer
    • Western Dwarf Squirrel, Microsciurus mimulus
    • Santander dwarf squirrel, Microsciurus santanderensis
  • Genus Rheithrosciurus
    • Tufted Ground Squirrel, Rheithrosciurus macrotis
  • Genus Sciurus
    • Subgenus Sciurus
      • Allen's Squirrel, Sciurus alleni
      • Arizona Gray Squirrel, Sciurus arizonensis
      • Mexican Gray Squirrel, Sciurus aureogaster
      • Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
      • Collie's Squirrel, Sciurus colliaei
      • Deppe's Squirrel, Sciurus deppei
      • Japanese Squirrel, Sciurus lis
      • Mexican Fox Squirrel, Sciurus nayaritensis
      • Eastern Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger
      • Peters's Squirrel, Sciurus oculatus
      • Variegated Squirrel, Sciurus variegatoides
      • Eurasian Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
      • Yucatan Squirrel, Sciurus yucatanensis
    • Subgenus Otosciurus
      • Abert's Squirrel, Sciurus aberti
    • Subgenus Guerlinguetus
      • Brazilian Squirrel (Guianan Squirrel), Sciurus aestuans
      • South Yungas Red Squirrel, Sciurus argentinius
      • Yellow-throated Squirrel, Sciurus gilvigularis
      • Red-tailed Squirrel, Sciurus granatensis
      • Bolivian Squirrel, Sciurus ignitus
      • Atlantic Forest Squirrel, Sciurus ingrami
      • Andean Squirrel, Sciurus pucheranii
      • Richmond's Squirrel, Sciurus richmondi
      • Sanborn's Squirrel, Sciurus sanborni
      • Guayaquil Squirrel, Sciurus stramineus
    • Subgenus Tenes
      • Persian Squirrel, Sciurus anomalus
    • Subgenus Hadrosciurus
      • Fiery Squirrel, Sciurus flammifer
      • Junín Red Squirrel, Sciurus pyrrhinus
    • Subgenus Hesperosciurus
      • Western Gray Squirrel, Sciurus griseus
    • Subgenus Urosciurus
      • Northern Amazon Red Squirrel, Sciurus igniventris
      • Southern Amazon Red Squirrel, Sciurus spadiceus
  • Genus Syntheosciurus
    • Bangs's Mountain Squirrel, Syntheosciurus brochus
  • Genus Tamiasciurus - pine squirrels
    • Douglas Squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii
    • American Red Squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
    • Mearns's Squirrel, Tamiasciurus mearnsi
• Tribe Pteromyini - flying squirrels
  • Subtribe Glaucomyina
    • Genus Eoglaucomys
      • Kashmir Flying Squirrel, Eoglaucomys fimbriatus
    • Genus Glaucomys - New World flying squirrels
      • Southern Flying Squirrel, Glaucomys volans
      • Northern Flying Squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus
    • Genus Hylopetes
      • Particolored Flying Squirrel, Hylopetes alboniger
      • Afghan Flying Squirrel, Hylopetes baberi
      • Bartel's Flying Squirrel, Hylopetes bartelsi
      • Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel, Hylopetes lepidus
      • Palawan Flying Squirrel, Hylopetes nigripes
      • Indochinese Flying Squirrel, Hylopetes phayrei
      • Jentink’s Flying Squirrel, Hylopetes platyurus
      • Sipora Flying Squirrel, Hylopetes sipora
      • Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel, Hylopetes spadiceus
      • Sumatran Flying Squirrel, Hylopetes winstoni
    • Genus Iomys
      • Javanese Flying Squirrel, Iomys horsfieldi
      • Mentawi Flying Squirrel, Iomys sipora
    • Genus Petaurillus - pygmy flying squirrels
      • Lesser Pygmy Flying Squirrel, Petaurillus emiliae
      • Hose's Pygmy Flying Squirrel, Petaurillus hosei
      • Selangor Pygmy Flying Squirrel, Petaurillus kinlochii
    • Genus Petinomys
      • Basilan Flying Squirrel, Petinomys crinitus
      • Travancore Flying Squirrel, Petinomys fuscocapillus
      • Whiskered Flying Squirrel, Petinomys genibarbis
      • Hagen's Flying Squirrel, Petinomys hageni
      • Siberut Flying Squirrel, Petinomys lugens
      • Mindanao Flying Squirrel, Petinomys mindanensis
      • Arrow Flying Squirrel, Petinomys sagitta
      • Temminck's Flying Squirrel, Petinomys setosus
      • Vordermann's Flying Squirrel, Petinomys vordermanni
  • Subtribe Pteromyina
    • Genus Aeretes
      • Groove-toothed Flying Squirrel, Aeretes melanopterus
    • Genus Aeromys - large black flying squirrels
      • Black Flying Squirrel, Aeromys tephromelas
      • Thomas's Flying Squirrel, Aeromys thomasi
    • Genus Belomys
      • Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel, Belomys pearsonii
    • Genus Biswamoyopterus
      • Namdapha Flying Squirrel, Biswamoyopterus biswasi
    • Genus Eupetaurus
      • Woolly Flying Squirrel, Eupetaurus cinereus
    • Genus Petaurista
      • Red And White Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista alborufus
      • Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista elegans
      • Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista magnificus
      • Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista nobilis
      • Indian Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista philippensis
      • Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista xanthotis
      • Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista leucogenys
      • Red Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista petaurista
    • Genus Pteromys - Old World flying squirrel
      • Siberian Flying Squirrel, Pteromys volans
      • Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel, Pteromys momonga
    • Genus Pteromyscus
      • Smoky Flying Squirrel, Pteromyscus pulverulentus
    • Genus Trogopterus
      • Complex-toothed Flying Squirrel, Trogopterus xanthipes

References

• Steppan, S. J. B. L. Storz, and R. S. Hoffmann. 2004. Nuclear DNA phylogeny of the squirrels (Mammalia: Rodentia) and the evolution of arboreality from c-myc and RAG1. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30:703-719.
• Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp 754-818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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