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Sciurus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Family
  
Sciuridae

Scientific name
  
Sciurus

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Sciuromorpha

Subfamily
  
Sciurinae

Higher classification
  
Squirrel

Sciurus FileSciurus vulgaris by redR 1jpg Wikimedia Commons

Mass
  
Red squirrel: 330 g, Eastern gray squirrel: 400 – 600 g

Gestation period
  
Red squirrel: 38 days, Eastern gray squirrel: 44 days

Length
  
Red squirrel: 21 cm, Eastern gray squirrel: 23 – 30 cm

Lower classifications
  
Red squirrel, Fox squirrel, Japanese squirrel, Abert's squirrel, Western gray squirrel

Orava sciurus vulgaris red squirrel rodent


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

Contents

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Species

There are 29 species in the genus:

Genus Sciurus - Tree squirrels

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  • 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
  • Calabrian black squirrel, Sciurus meridionalis
  • 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
  • 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

    • Sciurus FileSciurus carolinensis004 Imperial War Museum Gardensjpg

    Sciurus FileSciurus carolinensis009 Imperial War Museum GardensJPG

    References

    Sciurus Wikipedia
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