The extant squirrels are divided into five subfamilies with some 58 genera with about 258 species.
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Taxonomy
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Sciuridae
Subfamily: Xerinae
Tribe:
Xerini, Spiny Squirrels: 5 genera, 11 species
Genus:
Atlantoxerus, Ground Squirrel [1 species] monotypic
Genus:
Euxerus, Striped Ground Squirrel [6 species]
Genus:
Geosciurus, Ground Squirrel [2 species]
Genus:
Spermophilopsis, Long-clawed Ground Squirrel [1 species]
Genus:
Xerus, Unstriped Ground Squirrel [1 species] monotypic
Tribe:
Protoxerini, Terrestrial Squirrels: 6 genera, 50 species
Genus:
Epixerus, Palm Squirrel [1 species]
Genus:
Funisciurus, Striped Squirrel [9 species]
Genus:
Heliosciurrus, Sun Squirrel [6 species]
Genus:
Myosciurus, Pygmy Squirrel [1 species] monotypic
Genus:
Paraxerus, Bush Squirrel [11 species]
Genus:
Protoxerus, Giant Squrrel [2 species]
Tribe:
Marmotini, Ground Squirrels: 13 Genera, 90 Species
Genus:
Ammospermophilus, Antelope Squirrel [5 species]
Genus:
Callospermophilus,
Ground Squirrel [3 species]
Genus:
Cynomys,
Prairie Dog [5 species]
Genus:
Eutamias, Siberian Chipmunk [1 species]
Genus:
Icitdomys, Ground Squirrel [13 species]
Genus:
Marmota,
Marmots [15 species]
Genus:
Neotamias,
Chipmunk [23 species]
Genus:
Notocitellus, Ground Squirrel [2 species]
Genus:
Otospermophilus, Ground Squirrel [3 species]
Genus:
Poliocitellus, Ground Squirrel [1 species]
Genus:
Sciurotamias, Rock Squirrel [2 species]
Genus:
Tamias, Chipmunk [1 species]
Genus:
Urocitellus, Ground Squirrel [13 species]
Subfamily: Callosciurinae
Tribe:
Callosciurini, Asian ornate squirrels, 13 genera, 60 species
Genus:
GGG, NNN [# species]
squirrel,
(GGG ), (LC), [NA]
Tribe:
Funambulini, Palm squirrels, 1 genus
Genus:
Funabmulus, Palm squirrels [6 species]
flame-striped jungle squirrel,
(Funambulus layardi), (vu), [Sri Lanka]
three-striped jungle squirrel,
(Funambulus palmarum), (LC), [IND, LKA, MDG]
five-stripped palm squirrel,
(Funambulus pennantii), (LC), [India, se Asia]
Nilgiri striped squirrel,
(Funambulus sublineatus), (VU), [s. India]
Dusky striped squirrel,
(Funambulus obscurus), (LC), [Sri Lanka]
Jungle palm squirrel,
(Funambulus tristritus), (LC), [India]
Genus:
Ratufa,
Giant squirrel [4 species]
Subfamily: Sciurillinae
Monotypic
Genus:
Sciurillus, Pygmy squirrel [1 species]
Neotropical pygmy squirrell,
(Sciurillus pusillus), (LC), n. SA
Subfamily: Sciurinae
Tribe:
Sciurini, Tree squirrels, 5 genera, 38 species
Genus:
Sciurus, squirrels [30 species]
Allen′s squirrel,
(Sciurus alleni), (LC), ne. MEX
Arizona gray squirrel,
(Sciurus arizonensis), (DD), e. AZ
Mexican gray squirrel,
(Sciurus auregaster), (LC), s. MEX, GTM
Eastern gray squirrel,
(Sciurus carolinensis), (LC), e. NA
Collie′s squirrel,
(Sciurus colliaei), (LC), MEX
Deppe′s squirrel,
(Sciurus deppei), (LC), e. MEX, CA,
Japanese squirrel,
(Sciurus lis), (LC), JPN
Calabrian black squirrel,
(Sciurus meridionalis), (DD), extreme s. ITA
Mexican fox squirrel,
(Sciurus nayaritensis), (LC), MEX Sierra Madre Occidental
Fox squirrel,
(Sciurus niger ), (LC), e. NA
Peter′s squirrel,
(Sciurus oculatus), (LC), c.e. MEX
Variegate squirrel,
(Sciurus variegatides), (LC), CE
Eurasian red squirrel,
(Sciurus vulgaris), (LC), EU, AS
Yucatan squirrel,
(Sciurus yucatanensis), (LC), Yucatan, MEX
Albert′s squirrel,
(Sciurus aberti), (LC), Rocky Mountains in USA, n. MEX
Brazilian squirrel,
(Sciurus aestuans), (LC), SA
Yellow-throated squirrel,
(Sciurus gilvigularis), (DD), SA
Red-tailed squirrel,
(Sciurus granatensis), (LC), CN, n. SA
Bolivian squirrel,
(Sciurus ignitus), (LC), w. SA
Andean squirrel,
(Sciurus pucheranii), (DD), n. SA
Richmond′s squirrel,
(Sciurus richmondii), (NT), NIC
Sanborn′s squirrel,
(Sciurus sanborni), (DD), SA
Guayaquil squirrel,
(Sciurus stramineus), (LC), ECU, PER
Persian squirrel,
(Sciurus anomalus), (LC), sw. AS
Fiery squirrel,
(Sciurus flammifer), (DD), n. SA
Junin red squirrel,
(Sciurus pyrrhinus), (DD), nw. SA
Western gray squirrel,
(Sciurus griseus), (LC), w. coast USA, MEX
Northern Amazon red squirrel,
(Sciurus igniventris), (LC), n. SA
Southern Amazon red squirrel,
(Sciurus spadiceus), (LC), nw SA
Genus:
Rheithrosciurus, groove-toothed [1 species] mono
Tufted ground squirrel,
(Rheithrosciurus macrotis), (VU), BOR
Genus:
Microsciurus, dwarf squirrels [4 species]
Central American dwarf squirrel,
(Microsciurus alfari), (LC), CN
Amazon dwarf squirrel,
(Microsciurus flaviventer), (LC), nw. SA
Western dwarf squirrel,
(Microsciurus mimulus), (LC), CN, nw. SA
Santander dwarf squirrel,
(Microsciurus santanderensis), (DD), nw. SA
Genus:
Syntheosciurus, tree squirel [1 species] mono
Bang′s mountain squirrel,
(Syntheosciurus brochus), (DD), PAN, CRI
Genus:
Sciurillus, pygmy squirrel [1 species] mono
Neotropical pygmy squirrel,
(Sciurillus pusillus), (LC), n. SA
Tribe:
Pteromyini, True flying squirrels, 16 genera, 45 species
Genus:
Eoglaucomys, flying squirrel [1 species] monotypic
Kashmir flying squirrel,
(Eoglaucomys fimbriatus), (LC), IND, PAK
Genus:
Glaucomys, New World flying squirrel [3 species]
Southern flying squirrel,
(glaucomys volans), (LC), e. USA, MEX
Northern flying squirrel,
(glaucomys sabrinus), (LC), n. USA, CAN, AK
Humboldt′s flying squirrel,
(glaucomys oregonensis), (LC), w. USA, w. CAN
Genus:
Hylopetes, se AS flying squirrels [10 species]
red-cheeked flying squirrel,
(Hylopetes spadiceus), (LC), se AS
Genus:
Iomys, Maylaysia, Indonesia flying squirrel [2 species]
Javanese flying squirrel,
(Iomys horsfildi ), (LC), IDN, MYS
Mentawi flying squirrel,
(Iomys sipora), (EN), IDN
Genus:
Petaurillus, pygmy flying squirrel [3 species]
Lesser pygmy flying squirrel,
(Petaurillus emiliae), (NE), MYS
Genus:
Petinomys, flying squirrel [9 species]
whiskered flying squirrel,
(Petinomys genibarbis), (VU), IDN, MYS
Genus:
Priapomys, flying squirrel [1 species] mono
Himalayan large-eared flying squirrel,
(Priapomys leonardi), (DD), MYS, CHN
Genus:
Aeretes, flying squirrel [1 species] mono
groove-toothed flying squirrel,
(Aeretes melanopterus), (NT), n. CHN
Genus:
Aeromys, black flying squirrel [2 species]
Black flying squirrel,
(Aeromys tephromelas), (DD), IDN, MYS
Thomas′ flying squirrel,
(Aeromys thomasi), (LC), IDN, MYS
Genus:
Belomys, flying squirrel [1 species] mono
hairy-footed flying squirrel,
(Belomys pearsonii), (DD), se. AS, s. CHN
Genus:
Biswamoyopterus, flying squirrel [3 species]
Namdapha flying squirrel,
(Biswamoyopterus biswasi), (CR), ne. IND
Laotian giant flying squirrel,
(Biswamoyopterus laoensis), (DD), LAO
Mont Gaoligong flying squirrel,
(Biswamoyopterus gaoligongensis), (DD), CHN
Genus:
Eupetaurus, woolly flying squirrel [3 species]
Western woolly flying squirrel,
(Eupetaurus cinereus), (EN), n. PAK, n. IND
Yunnan woolly flying squirrel,
(Eupetaurus nivamons), (DD), nw. Yunnan , CHN
Tibetan woolly flying squirrel,
(Eupetaurus tibetensis), (DD), TIB Plateau
Genus:
Petaurista, giant flying squirrel [11 species]
Chinese giant flying squirrel,
(Petaurista xanthotis), (LC), CHN
Japanese giant flying squirrel,
(Petaurista leucogenys), (LC), JPN, CHN
Genus:
Pteromys, old world flying squirrel [2 species]
Siberian flying squirrel,
(Pteromys volans), (LC), EU-AS, (BAL to PAC)
Japanese dwarf flying squirrel,
(Pteromys momonga), (LC), JPN
Genus:
Pteromyscus, flying squirrel [# species]
Smoky flying squirrel,
(Pteromyscus pulverulentus), (EN), THA to BOR
Genus:
Trogopterus, flying squirrel [1 species] monotypic
complex-toothed flying squirrel,
(Trogopterus xanthipes), (NT), s. CHN
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