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Sciuridae Gray, 1821

105017  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:105017)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Rodentia (Order)
  10. Sciuridae (Family)
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  1. Genus Aepyosciurus Wang & Qiu, 2003 †
  2. Genus Aeromys Robinson & Kloss, 1915
  3. Genus Albanensia Daxner-Hock & Mein, 1975 †
  4. Genus Aliveria de Bruijn, van der Meulen & Katsikatsos in van der Meulen & Katsikatsos, 1980 †
  5. Genus Ammospermophilus Merriam, 1892
  6. Genus Aragoxerus Cuenca Bescós, 1988 †
  7. Genus Arctomyoides Bryant, 1945 †
  8. Genus Atlantoxerus Major, 1893
  9. Genus Belomys Thomas, 1908
  10. Genus Biswamoyopterus Saha, 1981
  11. Genus Blackia Mein, 1970 †
  12. Genus Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  13. Genus Cedromus Wilson, 1949 †
  14. Genus Comtia Vianey-Liaud, Comte, Marandat, Peigné, Rage & Sudre, 2014 †
  15. Genus Cynomyoides Korth, 1996 †
  16. Genus Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  17. Genus Dremomys Heude, 1898
  18. Genus Eoglaucomys Howell, 1915
  19. Genus Epixerus Thomas, 1909
  20. Genus Eupetaurus Thomas, 1888
  21. Genus Exilisciurus Moore, 1958
  22. Genus Forsythia Mein, 1970 †
  23. Genus Freudenthalia Cuenca Bescós, 1988 †
  24. Genus Funambulus Lesson, 1835
  25. Genus Funisciurus Trouessart, 1880
  26. Genus Glaucomys Thomas, 1908
  27. Genus Glyphotes Thomas, 1898
  28. Genus Heliosciurus Trouessart, 1880
  29. Genus Hesperopetes Emry & Korth, 2007 †
  30. Genus Heteroxerus Stehlin & Schaub, 1951 †
  31. Genus Hylopetes Thomas, 1908
  32. Genus Hylopetodon Qiu, 2002 †
  33. Genus Hyosciurus Archbold & Tate, 1935
  34. Genus Iomys Thomas, 1908
  35. Genus Kherem Minjin, 2004 †
  36. Genus Kubwaxerus Cifelli, Ibui, Jacobs & Thorington, 1986 †
  37. Genus Lagrivea Mein & Ginsburg, 2002 †
  38. Genus Lariscus Thomas & Wroughton, 1909
  39. Genus Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  40. Genus Meinia Qiu, 1981 †
  41. Genus Menetes Thomas, 1908
  42. Genus Microsciurus Allen, 1895
  43. Genus Miopetaurista Kretzoi, 1962 †
  44. Genus Miosciurus Black, 1963 †
  45. Genus Miospermophilus Black, 1963 †
  46. Genus Myosciurus Thomas, 1909
  47. Genus Nannosciurus Trouessart, 1880
  48. Genus Neopetes Daxner-Höck, 2004 †
  49. Genus Nototamias Pratt & Morgan, 1989 †
  50. Genus Oligopetes Heissig, 1979 †
  51. Genus Oligosciurus Wang & Qiu, 2004 †
  52. Genus Oligospermophilus Korth, 1987 †
  53. Genus Oriensciurus Qiu & Yan, 2005 †
  54. Genus Paenemarmota Hibbard & Schultz, 1948 †
  55. Genus Palaearctomys Douglass, 1903 †
  56. Genus Palaeosciurus Pomel, 1852 †
  57. Genus Parapaenemarmota Martin, 1998 †
  58. Genus Parapetaurista Qiu & Liu, 1986 †
  59. Genus Paratamias Tedrow, Robison & Korth, 2001 †
  60. Genus Paraxerus Major, 1893
  61. Genus Petauria Dehm, 1962 †
  62. Genus Petaurillus Thomas, 1908
  63. Genus Petaurista Link, 1795
  64. Genus Petauristodon Engesser, 1979 †
  65. Genus Petinomys Thomas, 1908
  66. Genus Plesiosciurus Qiu & Liu, 1986 †
  67. Genus Pliopetaurista Kretzoi, 1962 †
  68. Genus Pliosciuropterus Sulimski, 1964 †
  69. Genus Priapomys Li et al., 2021 †
  70. Genus Prosciurillus Ellerman, 1947
  71. Genus Prospermophilus Qiu & Storch, 2000 †
  72. Genus Protosciurus Black, 1963 †
  73. Genus Protospermophilus Gazin, 1930 †
  74. Genus Protoxerus Major, 1893
  75. Genus Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  76. Genus Pteromyscus Thomas, 1908
  77. Genus Ratufa Gray, 1867
  78. Genus Rheithrosciurus Gray, 1867
  79. Genus Rubrisciurus Ellerman in Laurie & Hill, 1954
  80. Genus Sabara Viriot, Pelaez-Campomanes, Vignaud, Andossa, Mackaye & Brunet, 2011 †
  81. Genus Sarybulakia Shevyreva & Baranova, 2003 †
  82. Genus Sciurillus Thomas, 1914
  83. Genus Sciurion Skwara, 1986 †
  84. Genus Sciurotamias Miller, 1901
  85. Genus Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  86. Genus Shuanggouia Qiu & Liu, 1986 †
  87. Genus Similisciurus Stevens, 1977 †
  88. Genus Sinotamias Qiu, 1991 †
  89. Genus Spermophilinus de Bruijn & Mein, 1968 †
  90. Genus Spermophilopsis Blasius, 1884
  91. Genus Sundasciurus Moore, 1958
  92. Genus Syntheosciurus Bangs, 1902
  93. Genus Tamias Illiger, 1811
  94. Genus Tamiasciurus Trouessart, 1880
  95. Genus Tamiops Allen, 1906
  96. Genus Trogopterus Heude, 1898
  97. Genus Vulcanisciurus Lavocat, 1973 †
  98. Genus Xerus Ehrenberg, 1833
  99. Genus Aeretes G.M. Allen, 1940 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  100. Genus Rhinosciurus Blyth, 1856 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  101. Genus Rhinosciurus Gray, 1843 accepted as Rhinosciurus Blyth, 1856 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  102. Genus Actomys Desmarest, 1829 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  103. Genus Aeosciurus Elera, 1895 accepted as Ratufa Gray, 1867
  104. Genus Aethosciurus Thomas, 1916 accepted as Paraxerus Major, 1893
  105. Genus Aletesciurus Moore, 1958 accepted as Sundasciurus Moore, 1958
  106. Genus Allosciurus Conisbee, 1953 accepted as Protoxerus Major, 1893
  107. Genus Anisonyx Rafinesque, 1817 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  108. Genus Aphrontis Schulze, 1893 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  109. Genus Araeosciurus Nelson, 1899 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  110. Genus Arctomis Cuvier, 1813 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  111. Genus Arctomys Schreber, 1782 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  112. Genus Arctomys Ord, 1815 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  113. Genus Arctomyx Small, 1846 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  114. Genus Aretomys Thon in Ersch & Gruber, 1830 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  115. Genus Arictomys Pallas, 1811 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  116. Genus Baginia Gray, 1867 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  117. Genus Baiosciurus Nelson, 1899 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  118. Genus Callospermophilus Merriam, 1897 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  119. Genus Calosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  120. Genus Citellus Oken, 1816 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  121. Genus Citillus Lichtenstein, 1830-34 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  122. Genus Collosciurus Robinson & Kloss, 1918 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  123. Genus Colobates Milne-Edwards, 1868-74 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  124. Genus Colobotis Brandt, 1844 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  125. Genus Cryptopterus Mein, 1970 † accepted as Miopetaurista Kretzoi, 1962 †
  126. Genus Cynomis Lesson, 1827 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  127. Genus Cynomomus Osborn, 1894 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  128. Genus Dynomys Blasius, 1884 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  129. Genus Echinosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  130. Genus Eosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Ratufa Gray, 1867
  131. Genus Erythosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  132. Genus Erythrosciurus Gray, 1867 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  133. Genus Eutamias Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Tamias Illiger, 1811
  134. Genus Euxerus Thomas, 1909 accepted as Xerus Ehrenberg, 1833
  135. Genus Farunculus Gray, 1867 accepted as Funambulus Lesson, 1835
  136. Genus Funanbulus Casto de Elera, 1895 accepted as Funambulus Lesson, 1835
  137. Genus Geosciurus Smith, 1834 accepted as Xerus Ehrenberg, 1833
  138. Genus Glis Erxleben, 1777 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  139. Genus Guerlinguetus Gray, 1821 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  140. Genus Hadrosciurus Allen, 1915 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  141. Genus Hesperosciurus Nelson, 1899 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  142. Genus Hessonoglyphotes Moore, 1959 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  143. Genus Heterosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  144. Genus Histriosciurus Allen, 1915 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  145. Genus Ictidomoides Mearns, 1907 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  146. Genus Ictidomys Allen, 1877 † accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  147. Genus Lagomys Storr, 1780 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  148. Genus Laria Gray, 1867 accepted as Lariscus Thomas & Wroughton, 1909
  149. Genus Leptosciurus Allen, 1915 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  150. Genus Letidomys Palmer, 1904 † accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  151. Genus Leucocrossuromys Hollister, 1916 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  152. Genus Lipura Storr, 1780 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  153. Genus Macroschus Gloger, 1841 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  154. Genus Macroxus Cuvier, 1823 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  155. Genus Macroxys Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  156. Genus Mamcynomiscus Herrera, 1899 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  157. Genus Marmotops Pocock, 1922 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  158. Genus Meinipterus Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000 † accepted as Miopetaurista Kretzoi, 1962 †
  159. Genus Mesosciurus Allen, 1915 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  160. Genus Monax Warden, 1819 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  161. Genus Montisciurus Eisentraut, 1976 accepted as Paraxerus Major, 1893
  162. Genus Myrsilus Thomas, 1909 accepted as Protoxerus Major, 1893
  163. Genus Neosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  164. Genus Neotamias Howell, 1929 accepted as Tamias Illiger, 1811
  165. Genus Notocitellus A.H. Howell, 1938 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  166. Genus Olisthomys Carter, 1942 accepted as Petinomys Thomas, 1908
  167. Genus Oreosciurus Ognev, 1935 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  168. Genus Otocolobus Brandt, 1844 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  169. Genus Otosciurus Nelson, 1899 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  170. Genus Otospermatophilus Fitzinger, 1867 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  171. Genus Otospermophilus Brandt, 1844 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  172. Genus Palmista Gray, 1867 accepted as Funambulus Lesson, 1835
  173. Genus Paralariscus Ellerman, 1947 accepted as Lariscus Thomas & Wroughton, 1909
  174. Genus Parasciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  175. Genus Petauristus Fischer, 1814 accepted as Petaurista Link, 1795
  176. Genus Petromarmota Steppan, Akhverdyan, Lyapunova, Fraser, Vorontsov, Hoffmann & Braun, 1999 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  177. Genus Phorbantus Gistl, 1848 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  178. Genus Poliocitellus A.H. Howell, 1938 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  179. Genus Prasadsciurus Moore & Tate, 1965 accepted as Funambulus Lesson, 1835
  180. Genus Ptermoys Ameghino, 1884 accepted as Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  181. Genus Pteromijs Siebold, 1826 accepted as Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  182. Genus Rhinosciuros accepted as Rhinosciurus Blyth, 1856
  183. Genus Rhithrosciurus Flower & Lydekker, 1891 accepted as Rheithrosciurus Gray, 1867
  184. Genus Rhithrosciurus Hose, 1893 accepted as Rheithrosciurus Gray, 1867
  185. Genus Rukaia Gray, 1867 accepted as Ratufa Gray, 1867
  186. Genus Rupestes Thomas, 1922 accepted as Sciurotamias Miller, 1901
  187. Genus Sciuras Osborn, 1894 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  188. Genus Sciurophera Berthold, 1827 accepted as Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  189. Genus Sciuroptera Gray, 1837 accepted as Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  190. Genus Sciuropterus Cuvier, 1824 accepted as Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  191. Genus Sciurur Temminck in Siebold, 1844 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  192. Genus Simosciurus Allen, 1915 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  193. Genus Spermatophilus Wagler, 1830 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  194. Genus Spermophila Richardson in Parry, 1825 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  195. Genus Spermophile Cuvier, 1823 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  196. Genus Spermophilis Richardson in Beechey, 1839 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  197. Genus Spermophillus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  198. Genus Spermophilos Brehm in Baedeker, 1855-63 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  199. Genus Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  200. Genus Spermophylus Filhol, 1883 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  201. Genus Sphermophilus Burnett, 1830 (unaccepted)
  202. Genus Tamia Lesson, 1827 (unaccepted)
  203. Genus Tamiodes Pocock, 1923 (unaccepted)
  204. Genus Tamiscus Thomas, 1918 (unaccepted)
  205. Genus Tamius Riggs, 1899 † (unaccepted)
  206. Genus Tenes Thomas, 1909 (unaccepted)
  207. Genus Tomeutes Thomas, 1915 (unaccepted)
  208. Genus Urocitellus Obolenskii, 1927 (unaccepted)
  209. Genus Urosciurus Allen, 1915 (unaccepted)
  210. Genus Xerospermophilus Merriam, 1892 (unaccepted)
  211. Genus Zetis Thomas, 1908 (unaccepted)
  212. Genus Getuloxerus Lavocat, 1961 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  213. Genus Pliopetes Kretzoi, 1959 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  214. Genus Douglassia Emry & Korth, 1996 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  215. Genus Eopetes Li, Ni, Stidham, Qin, Gong & Zhang, 2023 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
  216. Genus Junggarisciurus Li, Ni, Stidham, Qin, Gong & Zhang, 2023 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Sciuridae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105017 on 2024-11-16
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Rodentia (Order) > Sciuromorpha (Suborder) > Sciuridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Priabonian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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