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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 Dehmisciurus Marković, de Bruijn & Wessels, 2016 †
  18. Genus Dremomys Heude, 1898
  19. Genus Eoglaucomys Howell, 1915
  20. Genus Epixerus Thomas, 1909
  21. Genus Eupetaurus Thomas, 1888
  22. Genus Exilisciurus Moore, 1958
  23. Genus Forsythia Mein, 1970 †
  24. Genus Freudenthalia Cuenca Bescós, 1988 †
  25. Genus Funambulus Lesson, 1835
  26. Genus Funisciurus Trouessart, 1880
  27. Genus Glaucomys Thomas, 1908
  28. Genus Glyphotes Thomas, 1898
  29. Genus Heliosciurus Trouessart, 1880
  30. Genus Hesperopetes Emry & Korth, 2007 †
  31. Genus Heterotamias Qiu, 2015 †
  32. Genus Heteroxerus Stehlin & Schaub, 1951 †
  33. Genus Hylopetes Thomas, 1908
  34. Genus Hylopetodon Qiu, 2002 †
  35. Genus Hyosciurus Archbold & Tate, 1935
  36. Genus Iomys Thomas, 1908
  37. Genus Kherem Minjin, 2004 †
  38. Genus Kubwaxerus Cifelli, Ibui, Jacobs & Thorington, 1986 †
  39. Genus Lagrivea Mein & Ginsburg, 2002 †
  40. Genus Lariscus Thomas & Wroughton, 1909
  41. Genus Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  42. Genus Meinia Qiu, 1981 †
  43. Genus Menetes Thomas, 1908
  44. Genus Microsciurus Allen, 1895
  45. Genus Miopetaurista Kretzoi, 1962 †
  46. Genus Miosciurus Black, 1963 †
  47. Genus Miospermophilus Black, 1963 †
  48. Genus Myosciurus Thomas, 1909
  49. Genus Nannosciurus Trouessart, 1880
  50. Genus Nebraskocitellus Goodwin, 2026 †
  51. Genus Neopetes Daxner-Höck, 2004 †
  52. Genus Nototamias Pratt & Morgan, 1989 †
  53. Genus Oligopetes Heissig, 1979 †
  54. Genus Oligosciurus Wang & Qiu, 2004 †
  55. Genus Oligospermophilus Korth, 1987 †
  56. Genus Oriensciurus Qiu & Yan, 2005 †
  57. Genus Paenemarmota Hibbard & Schultz, 1948 †
  58. Genus Palaearctomys Douglass, 1903 †
  59. Genus Palaeosciurus Pomel, 1852 †
  60. Genus Parapaenemarmota Martin, 1998 †
  61. Genus Parapetaurista Qiu & Liu, 1986 †
  62. Genus Paratamias Tedrow, Robison & Korth, 2001 †
  63. Genus Paraxerus Major, 1893
  64. Genus Petauria Dehm, 1962 †
  65. Genus Petaurillus Thomas, 1908
  66. Genus Petaurista Link, 1795
  67. Genus Petauristodon Engesser, 1979 †
  68. Genus Petinomys Thomas, 1908
  69. Genus Plesiosciurus Qiu & Liu, 1986 †
  70. Genus Pliopetaurista Kretzoi, 1962 †
  71. Genus Pliosciuropterus Sulimski, 1964 †
  72. Genus Priapomys Li et al., 2021 †
  73. Genus Prosciurillus Ellerman, 1947
  74. Genus Prospermophilus Qiu & Storch, 2000 †
  75. Genus Protosciurus Black, 1963 †
  76. Genus Protospermophilus Gazin, 1930 †
  77. Genus Protoxerus Major, 1893
  78. Genus Pseudoratufa Qiu & Jin, 2016 †
  79. Genus Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  80. Genus Pteromyscus Thomas, 1908
  81. Genus Ratufa Gray, 1867
  82. Genus Rheithrosciurus Gray, 1867
  83. Genus Rubrisciurus Ellerman in Laurie & Hill, 1954
  84. Genus Sabara Viriot, Pelaez-Campomanes, Vignaud, Andossa, Mackaye & Brunet, 2011 †
  85. Genus Sarybulakia Shevyreva & Baranova, 2003 †
  86. Genus Sciurillus Thomas, 1914
  87. Genus Sciurion Skwara, 1986 †
  88. Genus Sciurotamias Miller, 1901
  89. Genus Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  90. Genus Shuanggouia Qiu & Liu, 1986 †
  91. Genus Similisciurus Stevens, 1977 †
  92. Genus Sinotamias Qiu, 1991 †
  93. Genus Spermophilinus de Bruijn & Mein, 1968 †
  94. Genus Spermophilopsis Blasius, 1884
  95. Genus Sundasciurus Moore, 1958
  96. Genus Syntheosciurus Bangs, 1902
  97. Genus Tamias Illiger, 1811
  98. Genus Tamiasciurus Trouessart, 1880
  99. Genus Tamiops Allen, 1906
  100. Genus Trogopterus Heude, 1898
  101. Genus Vulcanisciurus Lavocat, 1973 †
  102. Genus Xerus Ehrenberg, 1833
  103. Genus Actomys Desmarest, 1829 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  104. Genus Aeosciurus Elera, 1895 accepted as Ratufa Gray, 1867
  105. Genus Aeretes G.M. Allen, 1940 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  106. Genus Aethosciurus Thomas, 1916 accepted as Paraxerus Major, 1893
  107. Genus Aletesciurus Moore, 1958 accepted as Sundasciurus Moore, 1958
  108. Genus Allosciurus Conisbee, 1953 accepted as Protoxerus Major, 1893
  109. Genus Anisonyx Rafinesque, 1817 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  110. Genus Aphrontis Schulze, 1893 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  111. Genus Araeosciurus Nelson, 1899 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  112. Genus Arctomis Cuvier, 1813 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  113. Genus Arctomys Schreber, 1782 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  114. Genus Arctomys Ord, 1815 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  115. Genus Arctomyx Small, 1846 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  116. Genus Aretomys Thon in Ersch & Gruber, 1830 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  117. Genus Arictomys Pallas, 1811 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  118. Genus Baginia Gray, 1867 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  119. Genus Baiosciurus Nelson, 1899 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  120. Genus Callospermophilus Merriam, 1897 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  121. Genus Calosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  122. Genus Citellus Oken, 1816 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  123. Genus Citillus Lichtenstein, 1830-34 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  124. Genus Collosciurus Robinson & Kloss, 1918 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  125. Genus Colobates Milne-Edwards, 1868-74 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  126. Genus Colobotis Brandt, 1844 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  127. Genus Cryptopterus Mein, 1970 † accepted as Miopetaurista Kretzoi, 1962 †
  128. Genus Cynomis Lesson, 1827 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  129. Genus Cynomomus Osborn, 1894 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  130. Genus Douglassia Emry & Korth, 1996 † accepted as Douglassciurus Emry & Korth, 2001 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  131. Genus Dynomys Blasius, 1884 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  132. Genus Echinosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  133. Genus Eopetes Li, Ni, Stidham, Qin, Gong & Zhang, 2023 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
  134. Genus Eosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Ratufa Gray, 1867
  135. Genus Erythosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  136. Genus Erythrosciurus Gray, 1867 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  137. Genus Eutamias Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Tamias Illiger, 1811
  138. Genus Euxerus Thomas, 1909 accepted as Xerus Ehrenberg, 1833
  139. Genus Farunculus Gray, 1867 accepted as Funambulus Lesson, 1835
  140. Genus Funanbulus Casto de Elera, 1895 accepted as Funambulus Lesson, 1835
  141. Genus Geosciurus Smith, 1834 accepted as Xerus Ehrenberg, 1833
  142. Genus Glis Erxleben, 1777 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  143. Genus Guerlinguetus Gray, 1821 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  144. Genus Hadrosciurus Allen, 1915 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  145. Genus Hesperosciurus Nelson, 1899 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  146. Genus Hessonoglyphotes Moore, 1959 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  147. Genus Heterosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Callosciurus Gray, 1867
  148. Genus Histriosciurus Allen, 1915 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  149. Genus Ictidomoides Mearns, 1907 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  150. Genus Ictidomys Allen, 1877 † accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  151. Genus Junggarisciurus Li, Ni, Stidham, Qin, Gong & Zhang, 2023 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
  152. Genus Lagomys Storr, 1780 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  153. Genus Laria Gray, 1867 accepted as Lariscus Thomas & Wroughton, 1909
  154. Genus Leptosciurus Allen, 1915 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  155. Genus Letidomys Palmer, 1904 † accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  156. Genus Leucocrossuromys Hollister, 1916 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  157. Genus Lipura Storr, 1780 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  158. Genus Macroschus Gloger, 1841 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  159. Genus Macroxus Cuvier, 1823 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  160. Genus Macroxys Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  161. Genus Mamcynomiscus Herrera, 1899 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817 (unaccepted > unavailable name, formula name, not acceptable in zoological nomenclature)
  162. Genus Marmotops Pocock, 1922 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  163. Genus Meinipterus Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000 † accepted as Miopetaurista Kretzoi, 1962 †
  164. Genus Mesosciurus Allen, 1915 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  165. Genus Monax Warden, 1819 accepted as Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817
  166. Genus Montisciurus Eisentraut, 1976 accepted as Paraxerus Major, 1893
  167. Genus Myrsilus Thomas, 1909 accepted as Protoxerus Major, 1893
  168. Genus Neosciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  169. Genus Neotamias Howell, 1929 accepted as Tamias Illiger, 1811
  170. Genus Notocitellus A.H. Howell, 1938 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  171. Genus Olisthomys Carter, 1942 accepted as Petinomys Thomas, 1908
  172. Genus Oreosciurus Ognev, 1935 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  173. Genus Otocolobus Brandt, 1844 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  174. Genus Otosciurus Nelson, 1899 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  175. Genus Otospermatophilus Fitzinger, 1867 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  176. Genus Otospermophilus Brandt, 1844 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  177. Genus Palmista Gray, 1867 accepted as Funambulus Lesson, 1835
  178. Genus Paralariscus Ellerman, 1947 accepted as Lariscus Thomas & Wroughton, 1909
  179. Genus Parasciurus Trouessart, 1880 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  180. Genus Petauristus Fischer, 1814 accepted as Petaurista Link, 1795
  181. Genus Petromarmota Steppan, Akhverdyan, Lyapunova, Fraser, Vorontsov, Hoffmann & Braun, 1999 accepted as Marmota Blumenbach, 1779
  182. Genus Phorbantus Gistl, 1848 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  183. Genus Poliocitellus A.H. Howell, 1938 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  184. Genus Prasadsciurus Moore & Tate, 1965 accepted as Funambulus Lesson, 1835
  185. Genus Ptermoys Ameghino, 1884 accepted as Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  186. Genus Pteromijs Siebold, 1826 accepted as Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  187. Genus Rhinosciuros accepted as Rhinosciurus Blyth, 1856
  188. Genus Rhinosciurus Blyth, 1856 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  189. Genus Rhinosciurus Gray, 1843 accepted as Rhinosciurus Blyth, 1856 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  190. Genus Rhithrosciurus Flower & Lydekker, 1891 accepted as Rheithrosciurus Gray, 1867
  191. Genus Rhithrosciurus Hose, 1893 accepted as Rheithrosciurus Gray, 1867
  192. Genus Rukaia Gray, 1867 accepted as Ratufa Gray, 1867
  193. Genus Rupestes Thomas, 1922 accepted as Sciurotamias Miller, 1901
  194. Genus Sciuras Osborn, 1894 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  195. Genus Sciurophera Berthold, 1827 accepted as Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  196. Genus Sciuroptera Gray, 1837 accepted as Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  197. Genus Sciuropterus Cuvier, 1824 accepted as Pteromys Cuvier, 1800
  198. Genus Sciurur Temminck in Siebold, 1844 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  199. Genus Simosciurus Allen, 1915 accepted as Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
  200. Genus Spermatophilus Wagler, 1830 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  201. Genus Spermophila Richardson in Parry, 1825 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  202. Genus Spermophile Cuvier, 1823 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  203. Genus Spermophilis Richardson in Beechey, 1839 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  204. Genus Spermophillus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  205. Genus Spermophilos Brehm in Baedeker, 1855-63 accepted as Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  206. Genus Spermophilus Cuvier, 1824
  207. Genus Spermophylus Filhol, 1883 (unaccepted)
  208. Genus Sphermophilus Burnett, 1830 (unaccepted)
  209. Genus Tamia Lesson, 1827 (unaccepted)
  210. Genus Tamiodes Pocock, 1923 (unaccepted)
  211. Genus Tamiscus Thomas, 1918 (unaccepted)
  212. Genus Tamius Riggs, 1899 † (unaccepted)
  213. Genus Tenes Thomas, 1909 (unaccepted)
  214. Genus Tomeutes Thomas, 1915 (unaccepted)
  215. Genus Urocitellus Obolenskii, 1927 (unaccepted)
  216. Genus Urosciurus Allen, 1915 (unaccepted)
  217. Genus Xerospermophilus Merriam, 1892 (unaccepted)
  218. Genus Zetis Thomas, 1908 (unaccepted)
  219. Genus Getuloxerus Lavocat, 1961 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  220. Genus Pliopetes Kretzoi, 1959 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2026). Sciuridae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105017 on 2026-09-11
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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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