Sciurus
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| Genus: | Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
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The genus Sciurus contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.[1]
Species
There are 30 species.
Genus Sciurus - Tree squirrels
- 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
- 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
References
- ^ Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Genus Sciurus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 758–765. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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- Andrew Duff and Ann Lawson (2004). Mammals of the World: A checklist. A & C Black. ISBN 071366021X.
- Nowak, Ronald M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1936 pp. ISBN 0-8018-5789-9
- Eisenberg, J.F. 1989. "Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 1: The Northern Neotropics: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana". University of Chicago Press.
- Redford, K.H. and Eisenberg, J.F. 1992. "Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 2: The Southern Cone: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay". University of Chicago Press.
- Eisenberg, J.F. and Redford, K.H. 1999. "Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil". University of Chicago Press.
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