Sciuridae is a family of small to medium sized rodents commonly known as squirrels, encompassing tree squirrels, ground squirrels such as chipmunks and prairie dogs, and flying squirrels. The family is native to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and squirrels have also been introduced by humans to Australia. The earliest known fossil squirrels date to the Eocene epoch, and among living rodent families squirrels are most closely related to the mountain beaver and the dormice.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Sanghir squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Sierra Madre ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Slender-tailed squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Sonoma chipmunk (Wikipedia)
Source Speckled ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Spermophilus brevicauda (Wikipedia)
Source Spotted ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Striped bush squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Sumatran mountain squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Swynnerton's bush squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Tarbagan marmot (Wikipedia)
Source Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Three-striped ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Townsend's ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Upland squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source GBIF: GBIF Backbone species match: Sciurus variegatoides
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF taxonomic backbone match for Paraxerus vincenti
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF taxonomic backbone match for Prosciurillus weberi
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF: Microsciurus mimulus (Thomas, 1898) - GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Source Western gray squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source White-tailed antelope squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Zanj sun squirrel (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Squirrel
Wikipedia- Sciuridae: present tense, indigenous to Americas Eurasia Africa
Introduction
Squirrels (UK: or US: SKWIRR-əl(z) or SKWUR-əl(z)) are members of the family Sciuridae ( sih-YOO-rih-day, -dee), a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents.
View the Source 2. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Sciuridae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 286
3. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Sciuridae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Sciuridae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 51.1 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
Wikidata: Sciuridae
African pygmy squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: African pygmy squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: African pygmy squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Arctic ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Arctic ground squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Arctic ground squirrel, Lead
is a species of ground squirrel in the squirrel family Sciuridae
Tarbagan marmot (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Tarbagan marmot, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Tarbagan marmot, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
African striped ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: African striped ground squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: African striped ground squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of squirrel native to Africa
Arizona gray squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Arizona gray squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Arizona gray squirrel, Lead, family
is a member of the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae
Bangs's mountain squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bangs's mountain squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Bangs's mountain squirrel, Lead, family
is a poorly known species of tree squirrel
Black giant squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Black giant squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Black giant squirrel, Lead, family
is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa
Animal Diversity Web: Tamias minimus
Animal Diversity WebParent Taxon Of: Least chipmunk, ClassificationQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Least chipmunk, Classification
Family Sciuridae squirrels
Tamias cinereicollis (Animal Diversity Web)
Parent Taxon Of: Gray-collared chipmunk, Scientific ClassificationQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Gray-collared chipmunk, Scientific Classification
Family Sciuridae squirrels
Spermophilus lateralis (Animal Diversity Web)
Parent Taxon Of: Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Scientific ClassificationQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Scientific Classification
Family Sciuridae squirrels
Tamias speciosus (Animal Diversity Web)
Parent Taxon Of: Lodgepole chipmunk, Scientific Classification, FamilyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Lodgepole chipmunk, Scientific Classification, Family
Sciuridae
Tamias quadrimaculatus (Animal Diversity Web)
Parent Taxon Of: Long-eared chipmunk, Scientific Classification, FamilyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Long-eared chipmunk, Scientific Classification, Family
Sciuridae
Mountain ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Mountain ground squirrel, Lead, scientific nameQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Mountain ground squirrel, Lead, scientific name
The mountain ground squirrel (Geosciurus princeps) is a rodent
Bornean mountain ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bornean mountain ground squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Bornean mountain ground squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
GBIF: GBIF Backbone species match: Sciurus variegatoides
GBIFParent Taxon Of: Variegated squirrel, Species match, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Variegated squirrel, Species match, family
"family": "Sciuridae"
Red-legged sun squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red-legged sun squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Red-legged sun squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Rock squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Rock squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Rock squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
GBIF: GBIF Backbone species match: Ammospermophilus nelsoni
GBIFParent Taxon Of: San Joaquin antelope squirrel, Species match, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: San Joaquin antelope squirrel, Species match, family
"family": "Sciuridae"
Western gray squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Western gray squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Western gray squirrel, Lead
is a tree squirrel found along the western coast of the United States and Mexico
Richardson's ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Richardson's ground squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Richardson's ground squirrel, Lead
is a North American ground squirrel in the genus Urocitellus
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Lead
is a species of hibernating ground squirrel
Long-tailed ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Long-tailed ground squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Long-tailed ground squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae
Père David's rock squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Père David's rock squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Père David's rock squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Philippine pygmy squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Philippine pygmy squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Philippine pygmy squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Animal Diversity Web: Spermophilopsis leptodactylus
Animal Diversity WebParent Taxon Of: Long-clawed ground squirrel, Food Habits, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Long-clawed ground squirrel, Food Habits, family
ground squirrels belonging to the family Sciuridae
Striped bush squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Striped bush squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Striped bush squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Swynnerton's bush squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Swynnerton's bush squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Swynnerton's bush squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Tanzania
Sonoma chipmunk (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Sonoma chipmunk, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Sonoma chipmunk, Lead, family
The Sonoma chipmunk (Neotamias sonomae) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae.
Townsend's ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Townsend's ground squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Townsend's ground squirrel, Lead
Townsend's ground squirrel (Urocitellus townsendii) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
Speckled ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Speckled ground squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Speckled ground squirrel, Lead
The speckled ground squirrel or spotted souslik (Spermophilus suslicus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae from Eastern Europe.
Pallid ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pallid ground squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Pallid ground squirrel, Lead
The pallid ground squirrel (Spermophilus pallidicauda) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
Niobe ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Niobe ground squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Niobe ground squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Junín red squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Junín red squirrel, Lead, squirrelQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Junín red squirrel, Lead, squirrel
is a species of squirrel from Peru and Ecuador
Hose's pygmy flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Hose's pygmy flying squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Hose's pygmy flying squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Indochinese flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Indochinese flying squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Indochinese flying squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Jentink's flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Jentink's flying squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Jentink's flying squirrel, Lead
is a species of squirrel native to Indonesia and Malaysia
Kintampo rope squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Kintampo rope squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Kintampo rope squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Mentawai squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Mentawai squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Mentawai squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Mindanao squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Mindanao squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Mindanao squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Montane long-nosed squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Montane long-nosed squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Montane long-nosed squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Ochre bush squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Ochre bush squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Ochre bush squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Particolored flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Particolored flying squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Particolored flying squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Four-striped ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Four-striped ground squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Four-striped ground squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Lunda rope squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Lunda rope squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Lunda rope squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Mentawi flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Mentawi flying squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Mentawi flying squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Palawan flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Palawan flying squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Palawan flying squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Red bush squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red bush squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Red bush squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Zanj sun squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Zanj sun squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Zanj sun squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in eastern Africa
Spermophilus brevicauda (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Spermophilus brevicauda, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Spermophilus brevicauda, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Perny's long-nosed squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Perny's long-nosed squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Perny's long-nosed squirrel, Lead
Perny's long-nosed squirrel (Dremomys pernyi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
Red-cheeked ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red-cheeked ground squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Red-cheeked ground squirrel, Lead
The red-cheeked ground squirrel (Spermophilus erythrogenys) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
Ribboned rope squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Ribboned rope squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Ribboned rope squirrel, Lead
The ribboned rope squirrel (Funisciurus lemniscatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
Rio Grande ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Rio Grande ground squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Rio Grande ground squirrel, Lead
The Rio Grande ground squirrel (Ictidomys parvidens) is a species of squirrel in the family Sciuridae.
Ruwenzori sun squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Ruwenzori sun squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Ruwenzori sun squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
Sanghir squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Sanghir squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Sanghir squirrel, Lead
The Sanghir squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel, Lead, family
The orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Dremomys lokriah) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
Relict ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Relict ground squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Relict ground squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Piute ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Piute ground squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Piute ground squirrel, Lead, family
The Piute ground squirrel (Urocitellus mollis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
Ring-tailed ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Ring-tailed ground squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Ring-tailed ground squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Red-hipped squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red-hipped squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Red-hipped squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Red-cheeked flying squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red-cheeked flying squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Red-cheeked flying squirrel, Lead
The red-cheeked flying squirrel (Hylopetes spadiceus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF taxonomic backbone match for Prosciurillus weberi
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Parent Taxon Of: Weber's dwarf squirrel, Match result, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Weber's dwarf squirrel, Match result, family
"family": "Sciuridae"
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF taxonomic backbone match for Paraxerus vincenti
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Parent Taxon Of: Vincent's bush squirrel, Match result, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Vincent's bush squirrel, Match result, family
"family": "Sciuridae"
Spotted ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Spotted ground squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Spotted ground squirrel, Lead, family
The spotted ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is a species of ground squirrel in the rodent family Sciuridae.
White-tailed antelope squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: White-tailed antelope squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: White-tailed antelope squirrel, Lead
scientifically classified in the order Rodentia and family Sciuridae
Sierra Madre ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Sierra Madre ground squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Sierra Madre ground squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the squirrel family
Sumatran mountain squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Sumatran mountain squirrel, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Sumatran mountain squirrel, Lead
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
Slender-tailed squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Slender-tailed squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Slender-tailed squirrel, Lead, family
in the family Sciuridae
Upland squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Upland squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Upland squirrel, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF: Microsciurus mimulus (Thomas, 1898) - GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Parent Taxon Of: Western dwarf squirrel, Species record, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Western dwarf squirrel, Species record, family
family: Sciuridae
Three-striped ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Three-striped ground squirrel, Lead, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Three-striped ground squirrel, Lead, family
The three-striped ground squirrel (Lariscus insignis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
GBIF species match for Prosciurillus topapuensis (GBIF)
Parent Taxon Of: Prosciurillus topapuensis, Species match, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Prosciurillus topapuensis, Species match, family
"family": "Sciuridae"
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