The Callosciurinae are an Asiatic

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

squirrel Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...

s containing over 60 species (mostly found in

South East Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland ...

) named after the genus ''

Callosciurus ''Callosciurus'' is a genus of squirrels collectively referred to as the "''beautiful squirrels''". They are found mainly in Southeast Asia, though a few species also occur in Nepal, northeastern India, Bangladesh and southern China. Several of t ...

'', which means "beautiful squirrels".

Classification

*Family

Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...

Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. **Subfamily Callosciurinae ***Tribe Callosciurini ****''

'' - Beautiful squirrels (15 species) ****'' Dremomys'' - Red-cheeked squirrels or Asian montane squirrels (six species) ****''

Exilisciurus ''Exilisciurus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chi ...

'' - Asian pygmy squirrels (three species) ****'' Glyphotes'' - sculptor squirrel ****'' Hyosciurus'' - Long-nosed squirrels (two species) ****''

Lariscus Striped ground squirrels (genus ''Lariscus'') form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Callosciurinae. They are only found in Southeast Asia. Species in this genus include: * The four-striped ground squirrel (''L. hosei'', syn. ''Sciurus ho ...

'' - Striped ground squirrels (four species) ****'' Menetes'' - Berdmore's ground squirrel or Indochinese ground squirrel ****'' Nannosciurus'' - Black-eared pygmy squirrel ****''

Prosciurillus ''Prosciurillus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae, endemic to Sulawesi and nearby small islands, Indonesia. It contains the following species: * Secretive dwarf squirrel (''Prosciurillus abstrusus'') * Alston’s Sulawesi dwarf sq ...

''- Dwarf squirrels or Sulawesi tree squirrels (five species) ****'' Rhinosciurus'' - Shrew-faced squirrel ****''

Rubrisciurus The red-bellied squirrel or Sulawesi giant squirrel (''Rubrisciurus rubriventer'') is a species of squirrel. Until recently, it was described as a species in the genus ''Callosciurus'', but since the 1990s it is generally placed in its own genu ...

'' - Red-bellied squirrel or Sulawesi giant squirrel ****''

Sundasciurus ''Sundasciurus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It contains 20 species: *Genus ''Sundasciurus'' ** Sumatran mountain squirrel (''Sundasciurus altitudinis'') ** Brooke's squirrel (''Sundasciurus brookei'') ** Bornean mountain grou ...

'' - Sunda tree squirrels (two subgenera, 15 species) ****'' Tamiops'' - Asiatic striped squirrels (four species) ***Tribe Funambulini ****''

Funambulus ''Funambulus'' is a genus of rodents in the Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks a ...

'' - palm squirrels (two subgenera, five species)

References

Callosciurinae Mammal subfamilies Taxa named by R. I. Pocock {{Squirrel-stub