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Callosciurus

Mammal Genera

Callosciurus, sometimes called the beautiful squirrels, is a genus of about fifteen species and more than sixty subspecies native mainly to Southeast Asia, with some populations reaching Nepal, northeastern India, Bangladesh, and southern China, and several species established on islands elsewhere. Members range from 13 to 27 centimeters in body length with tails of similar length, typically olive-brown to grey but sometimes brightly marked, as in Pallas's squirrel with its olive-grey back and bright red belly or Prevost's squirrel with its black back, white sides, and reddish-brown underside; they live mainly in tropical rainforest, though some adapt to parks and gardens, build nests of plant material, bear one to five young per litter, and eat nuts, fruit, seeds, insects, and bird eggs.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Genus 2
Member Count Band
10 to 100 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Neogene 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Source Black-striped squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Borneo black-banded squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Ear-spot squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Finlayson's squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Grey-bellied squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Irrawaddy squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Kinabalu squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Callosciurus erythraeus (Animal Diversity Web)
Source Callosciurus prevostii (Animal Diversity Web)
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ858515, descriptionView the Source
2. Callosciurus (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Callosciurus is a genus of squirrels collectively referred to as the "beautiful squirrels".
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Callosciurus
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 14
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Callosciurus
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Callosciurus" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 11.63 ... "early_interval": "Tortonian"
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Wikidata: Callosciurus
Wikidata Q858515, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Borneo black-banded squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Borneo black-banded squirrel, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Borneo black-banded squirrel, Lead
The Borneo black-banded squirrel (Callosciurus orestes) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
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Ear-spot squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Ear-spot squirrel, Lead, scientific name
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Ear-spot squirrel, Lead, scientific name
The ear-spot squirrel (Callosciurus adamsi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
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Finlayson's squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Finlayson's squirrel, Lead, scientific name
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Finlayson's squirrel, Lead, scientific name
Finlayson's squirrel or the variable squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
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Black-striped squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Black-striped squirrel, Lead, genus
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Black-striped squirrel, Lead, genus
The black-striped squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus)
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Grey-bellied squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Grey-bellied squirrel, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Grey-bellied squirrel, Lead
The grey-bellied squirrel (Callosciurus caniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
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Callosciurus erythraeus (Animal Diversity Web)
Parent Taxon Of: Pallas's squirrel, Classification, genus
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Pallas's squirrel, Classification, genus
Callosciurus
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Callosciurus prevostii (Animal Diversity Web)
Parent Taxon Of: Prevost's squirrel, Scientific Classification
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Prevost's squirrel, Scientific Classification
Genus Callosciurus beautiful squirrels
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Irrawaddy squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Irrawaddy squirrel, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Irrawaddy squirrel, Lead
The Irrawaddy squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus)
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Kinabalu squirrel (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Kinabalu squirrel, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Kinabalu squirrel, Lead
The Kinabalu squirrel (Callosciurus baluensis)
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