Sciuridae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciuromorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Sciuromorpha

Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamiliae (5): Nannosciurinae – Ratufinae – Sciurinae – Sciurillinae – Xerinae

Name

Sciuridae Fischer von Waldheim, 1817: 408

References

Primary references

Fischer, G. 1817. Adversaria zoologica. Fascicule I. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 5: 357–446. BHL. 1 De nexu corporum naturalium in universum. pp. 357–367. 2 De systemate Mammalium. pp. 368–391. 3 De mammalium generibus. pp. 391–446. Reference page.

Additional references

Hoffmann, R.S., Anderson, C.G., Thorington Jr., R.W. & Heaney, L.R. 1993. Family Sciuridae. Pp. 419–465 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 2rd edition. Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C. ISBN 978-1-56098-217-3. Reference page.
Thorington Jr., R.W. & Hoffmann, R.S. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp. 754–818 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.
Koprowski, J., Goldstein, Bennett, K. & Pereira, C. 2016. Family Sciuridae (Tree, Flying and Ground Squirrels, Chipmunks, Prairie Dogs and Marmots). Pp. 648–837 in Wilson, D.E., Lacher Jr., T.E. & Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.) . Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 6. Lagomorphs and Rodents I. Lynx Edicions: Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-941892-3-4 Reference page.

Vernacular names

ak: Opro
беларуская: Вавёркавыя
বাংলা: কাঠবিড়ালী
català: Esciúrid
Tsetsêhestâhese: No'kéeho
čeština: Veverkovití
English: Squirrel
Esperanto: Sciuro
español: Ardilla
suomi: Orava
français: Ecureuil
Gaeilge: Iora
հայերեն: Սկյուռներ
한국어: 다람쥐과
ဘာသာမန်: ပြိပ်၊ ယန်၊ သၞ။
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ရှဉ့်
Diné bizaad: Hazéí
polski: Wiewiórkowate
slovenščina: Veverica
ไทย: กระรอก
Türkçe: Sincapgiller
中文: 松鼠科

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