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Sciurinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Scientific name
  
Sciurinae

Rank
  
Subfamily

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rodentia

Higher classification
  
Squirrel

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Mass
  
Grizzled giant squirrel: 1.3 kg

Gestation period
  
Grizzled giant squirrel: 28 days

Lower classifications
  
Flying squirrel, African ground squirrel, Oriental giant squirrel, Pine squirrel, Microsciurus

Sciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels in the (family Sciuridae), uniting 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, M. alfari
  • Amazon dwarf squirrel, M. flaviventer
  • Western dwarf squirrel, M. mimulus
  • Santander dwarf squirrel, M. santanderensis
  • Genus Rheithrosciurus
  • Tufted ground squirrel, R. macrotis
  • Genus Sciurus
  • Subgenus Sciurus
  • Allen's squirrel, S. alleni
  • Arizona gray squirrel, 'S. arizonensis
  • Mexican gray squirrel, S.aureogaster
  • Eastern gray squirrel, S. carolinensis
  • Collie's squirrel, S. colliaei
  • Deppe's squirrel, S. deppei
  • Japanese squirrel, S.lis
  • Calabrian black squirrel, S.meridionalis
  • Mexican fox squirrel, S. nayaritensis
  • Eastern fox squirrel, S. niger
  • Peters's squirrel, S.oculatus
  • Variegated squirrel, S.variegatoides
  • Eurasian red squirrel, S. vulgaris
  • Yucatan squirrel, S. yucatanensis
  • Subgenus Otosciurus
  • Abert's squirrel, S. aberti
  • Subgenus Guerlinguetus
  • Brazilian squirrel or Guianan squirrel, S. aestuans
  • South Yungas red squirrel, S. argentinius
  • Yellow-throated squirrel, S. gilvigularis
  • Red-tailed squirrel, S. granatensis
  • Bolivian squirrel, S. ignitus
  • Atlantic Forest squirrel, S. ingrami
  • Andean squirrel, S. pucheranii
  • Richmond's squirrel, S. richmondi
  • Sanborn's squirrel, S. sanborni
  • Guayaquil squirrel, S. stramineus
  • Subgenus Tenes
  • Persian squirrel, S. anomalus
  • Subgenus Hadrosciurus
  • Fiery squirrel, S. flammifer
  • Junín red squirrel, S. pyrrhinus
  • Subgenus Hesperosciurus
  • Western gray squirrel, S. griseus
  • Subgenus Urosciurus
  • Northern Amazon red squirrel, S. igniventris
  • Southern Amazon red squirrel, S. spadiceus
  • Genus Syntheosciurus
  • Bangs's mountain squirrel, S. brochus
  • Genus Tamiasciurus - pine squirrels
  • Douglas squirrel, T. douglasii
  • American red squirrel, T. hudsonicus
  • Mearns's squirrel, T. mearnsi
  • Tribe Pteromyini - flying squirrels
  • Subtribe Glaucomyina
  • Genus Eoglaucomys
  • Kashmir flying squirrel, E. fimbriatus
  • Genus Glaucomys - New World flying squirrels
  • Southern flying squirrel, G. volans
  • Northern flying squirrel, G. sabrinus
  • Genus Hylopetes
  • Particolored flying squirrel, H. alboniger
  • Afghan flying squirrel, H. baberi
  • Bartel's flying squirrel, H. bartelsi
  • Gray-cheeked flying squirrel, H. lepidus
  • Palawan flying squirrel, H. nigripes
  • Indochinese flying squirrel, H. phayrei
  • Jentink's flying squirrel, H. platyurus
  • Sipora flying squirrel, H. sipora
  • Red-cheeked flying squirrel, H. spadiceus
  • Sumatran flying squirrel, H. winstoni
  • Genus Iomys
  • Javanese flying squirrel, I. horsfieldi
  • Mentawi flying squirrel, I. sipora
  • Genus Petaurillus - pygmy flying squirrels
  • Lesser pygmy flying squirrel, P. emiliae
  • Hose's pygmy flying squirrel, P. hosei
  • Selangor pygmy flying squirrel, P. kinlochii
  • Genus Petinomys
  • Basilan flying squirrel, P. crinitus
  • Travancore flying squirrel, P. fuscocapillus
  • Whiskered flying squirrel, P. genibarbis
  • Hagen's flying squirrel, P. hageni
  • Siberut flying squirrel, P. lugens
  • Mindanao flying squirrel, P. mindanensis
  • Arrow flying squirrel, P. sagitta
  • Temminck's flying squirrel, P. setosus
  • Vordermann's flying squirrel, P. vordermanni
  • Subtribe Pteromyina
  • Genus Aeretes
  • Groove-toothed flying squirrel, A. melanopterus
  • Genus Aeromys - large black flying squirrels
  • Black flying squirrel, A. tephromelas
  • Thomas's flying squirrel, A. thomasi
  • Genus Belomys
  • Hairy-footed flying squirrel, B. pearsonii
  • Genus Biswamoyopterus
  • Namdapha flying squirrel, B. biswasi
  • Genus Eupetaurus
  • Woolly flying squirrel, E. cinereus
  • Genus Petaurista
  • Red and white giant flying squirrel, P. alborufus
  • Spotted giant flying squirrel, P. elegans
  • Hodgson's giant flying squirrel, P. magnificus
  • Bhutan giant flying squirrel, P. nobilis
  • Indian giant flying squirrel, P. philippensis
  • Chinese giant flying squirrel, P. xanthotis
  • Japanese giant flying squirrel, P. leucogenys
  • Red giant flying squirrel, P. petaurista
  • Genus Pteromys - Old World flying squirrel
  • Siberian flying squirrel, P. volans
  • Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, P. momonga
  • Genus Pteromyscus
  • Smoky flying squirrel, P. pulverulentus
  • Genus Trogopterus
  • Complex-toothed flying squirrel, T. xanthipes

    • References

    Sciurinae Wikipedia
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