Sciuridae

Kingdom:  Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Vertebrata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Suborder:Sciuromorpha
Family:Sciuridae

Genus
  • species -- Common Name

Aeretes
  • melanopterus -- Groove-tailed Flying Squirrel
Aeromys
  • tephromelas, thomasi -- Large Black Flying Squirrel
Ammospermophilus
  • harrisii, insularis, interpres, leucurus, nelsoni -- Antelope ground squirrel
Atlantoxerus
  • getulus -- Barbary ground squirrel
Belomys
  • pearsoni -- Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
Callosciurus Callosciurus
  • adamsi, albescens, baluensis, caniceps, elbertae, erythraeus, ferrugineus, finlaysoni, flavimanus, inornatus, melanogaster, natatus, nigrovittatus, phayrei, prevostii, pygerythrus, quinquestriatus -- Tricolored Squirrel
Callosciurus Rubrisciurus
  • rubriventer -- Beautiful Squirrel
Cynomys Cynomys
  • ludovicianus -- Black-tailed prairie dog
  • mexicanus -- Mexican prairie dog
Cynomys Leucocrossuromys
  • gunnisoni -- Prairie dog
  • leucurus -- White-tailed prairie dog
  • parvidens -- Utah prairie dog
Dremnomys
  • everetti, lokriah, pernyi, pyrrhomerus, rufigenis -- Red-cheeked Squirrel
Epixerus
  • ebii -- African palm squirrel
Eupetaurus
  • cinereus -- Woolly Flying Squirrel
Eutamias Eutamias
  • sibericus -- Siberian chipmunk
Eutamias Neotamias
  • alpinus, amoenus, bulleri, canipes, cinereicollis, dorsalis, merriami, minimus, obscurus, ochrogenys, palmeri, panamintinus, quadrimaculatus, quadrivittatus, ruficaudus, senex, siskiyou, sonomae, speciosus, townsendii, umbrinus -- Western American chipmunk
Exilisciurus
  • concinnus, exilis, luncefordi, samaricus, surrutilus, whiteheadi -- Pygmy Squirrel
Funambulus
  • layardi, palmarum, pennanti, sublineatus, tristriatus -- Asiatic striped palm squirrel
Funisciurus
  • anerythrus bayonii, carruthersi, congicus, isabella, lemniscatus, leucogenys, pyrrhopus, substriatus -- African striped squirrel
Glaucomys
  • sabrinus, volans -- New World Flying Squirrel
Glyophotes
  • canalvus, simus -- Bornean Pygmy Squirrel
Heliosciurus
  • gambianus, rufobrachium, ruwenzorii -- Sun squirrel
Hylopetes Euglaucomys
  • fimbriatus -- Arrow-tailed Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes Hylopetes
  • alboniger, lepidus, mindanensis, nigripes, phayrei, spadiceus -- Arrow-tailed Flying Squirrel
Hyosciurus
  • heinrichi -- Celebes long-nosed squirrel
Iomys
  • horsfieldi -- Horsfield's Flying Squirrel
Lariscus
  • hosei, insignis -- Malaysian Striped Ground Squirrel
Marmota
  • bobak, broweri, caligata, camtschatica, caudata, marmota, menzbieri, olympus, vancouverensis -- Marmot
  • flaviventris -- Yellow-bellied marmot
  • monax -- Woodchuck, Ground hog
Menetes
  • berdmorei -- Berdmore's Squirrel
Microsciurus
  • alfari, flaviventer, mimulus, santanderensis -- Neotropical dwarf squirrel
Myosciurus
  • pumilio -- African pygmy squirrel
Nannosciurus
  • melanotis -- Black-eared Squirrel
Paraxerus
  • alexandri, boehmi, cepapi cooperi, flavivittis, lucifer, ochraceus, palliatus, poensis, vexillius, vincenti -- African bush squirrel
Petaurillus
  • emiliae, hosei, kinlochii -- Pygmy Flying Squirrel
Petaurista
  • alborufus, elegans, leucogenys, magnificus, petaurista -- Giant Flying Squirrel
Petinomys
  • bartelsi, crinitus, electilis, fuscocapillus, genibarbis, hageni, setosus, vordermanni -- Dwarf Flying Squirrel
Prosciurilus
  • abstrusus, leucmus, murinus -- Celebes dwarf squirrel
Protoxerus Allosciurus
  • aubinnii -- Oil palm squirrel
Protoxerus Protoxerus
  • stangeri -- Oil palm squirrel
Pteromys
  • momonga, volans -- Old World Flying Squirrel
Pteromyscus
  • pulverulentus -- Smoky Flying Squirrel
Ratufa
  • affinis, bicolor, indica, macoura -- Giant squirrel
Rheithrosciurus
  • macrotis -- Groove-tailed squirrel
Rhinosciurus
  • laticaudatus -- Long-nosed Squirrel
Sciurillus
  • pusillus -- Neotropical pygmy squirrel
Sciurotamus Rupestes
  • forresti -- Rock squirrel
Sciurotamus Sciurotamias
  • davidianus -- Père David's rock squirrel
Sciurus Guerlinguetus
  • aestuans, gilvigularis, granatensis, ignitus, pucheranii, richmondi, sanborni, stramineus -- Tree squirrel
Sciurus Hadrosciurus
  • flammifer, igniventris, purrhinus, spadiceus -- Tree squirrel
Sciurus Hesperosciurus
  • griseus -- Western grey squirrel
Sciurus Otosciurus
  • aberti -- Tree squirrel
Sciurus Sciurus
  • alleni, arizonensis, aureogaster, colliaei, deppei, lis, oculatus, variegatoides, vulgaris, yucatanensis -- Tree squirrel
  • carolinensis -- Grey squirrel
  • niger -- Fox squirrel
Sciurus Tenes
  • anomalus -- Tree squirrel
Spermophilopsis
  • leptodactylus -- Long-clawed ground squirrel
Spermophilus Callospermophilus
  • lateralis, madrensis, saturatus -- Golden-mantled squirrel
Spermophilus Colobotis
  • erythrogenys, fulvis, major -- Ground squirrel
Spermophilus Ictidomys
  • mexicanus, perotensis, spilosoma, tridecemlineatus -- Ground squirrel
Spermophilus Otospermophilus
  • adocetus, annulatis, atricapillus, beecheyi, variegatus -- Rock squirrel
Spermophilus Poliocitellus
  • franklinsii -- Ground squirrel
Spermophilus Spermophilus
  • armatus, belingi, brunneus, citellus, dauricus, pygmaeus, relictus, suslinus, townsendii, washingtonii -- Ground squirrel
  • richardsonii -- Richardson's ground squirrel
Spermophilus Urocitellus
  • parryii, columbianus -- Ground squirrel
  • undulatus -- Arctic ground squirrel
Spermophilus Xerospermophilus
  • mohavensis, tereticaudus -- Ground squirrel
Sundasciurus Aletesciurus
  • davensis, juvencus, hippurus, hoogstraali, mindanensis, mollendorffi, philippinensis, rabori, samarensis, steerii -- Sanda Tree Squirrel
Sundasciurus Sundasciurus
  • brookei, lowii, jentincki, tenuis -- Sanda Tree Squirrel
Syntheosciurus
  • brochus, poasensi -- Neotropical montane squirrel
Tamias
  • striatus -- Eastern American chipmunk
Tamiasciurus
  • douglasii -- Douglas red squirrel
  • hudsonicus -- Eastern red squirrel
  • mearnsi -- Red squirrel
Tamiops
  • macclellandi, maritimus, rodolphei, swinhoei -- Asiatic Striped Squirrel
Trogopterus
  • xanthipes -- Complex-toothed Flying Squirrel
Xerus
  • erythropus, inaurius, princeps, rulilis -- African ground squirrel