Squirrel

Scientific classificationKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: RodentiaSuborder: SciuromorphaFamily: Sciuridae
Fischer de Waldheim, 1817Type genusSciurus
Subfamilies and tribes

• Subfamily Ratufinae
• Subfamily Sciurillinae
• Subfamily Sciurinae
  • Tribe Sciurini
  • Tribe Pteromyini
• Subfamily Callosciurinae
  • Tribe Callosciurini
  • Tribe Funambulini
• Subfamily Xerinae
  • Tribe Xerini
  • Tribe Protoxerini
  • Tribe Marmotini

Sciuridae distribution

Squirrels (UK: or US: or ) are members of the familySciuridae ( , ), a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and were introduced by humans to Australia. The earliest known fossilized squirrels date from the Eoceneepoch, and among other living rodent families, the squirrels are most closely related to the mountain beaver and dormice.