Sciurinae

Sciurinae; Temporal range: Late Eocene - recent
	Syntheosciurus brochus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Subfamily:	Sciurinae; Hemprich, 1820
Genera
	Tribe Sciurini Microsciurus; Rheithrosciurus; Sciurus; Syntheosciurus; Tamiasciurus; ; Tribe Pteromyini Aeretes; Aeromys; Belomys; Biswamoyopterus; Eoglaucomys; Eupetaurus; Glaucomys; Hylopetes; Iomys; Petaurillus; Petaurista; Petinomys; Pteromys; Pteromyscus; Trogopterus; ;

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Sciurinae (/sɪˈjuːrɪneɪ/) is a subfamily of squirrels (in the family Sciuridae), uniting the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources^[1]^[2] place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily (Pteromyinae) and unite all remaining sciurids into the subfamily Sciurinae, but this has been strongly refuted by genetic studies.^[3]

Classification

Subfamily Sciurinae^[4]

Tribe Sciurini
- Genus Microsciurus – American dwarf squirrels
  - Central American dwarf squirrel, M. alfari
  - Amazon dwarf squirrel, M. flaviventer
  - Western dwarf squirrel, M. mimulus
  - Santander dwarf squirrel, M. santanderensis
- Genus Rheithrosciurus
  - Tufted ground squirrel, R. macrotis
- Genus Sciurus
  - Subgenus Sciurus
    - Allen's squirrel, S. alleni
    - Arizona gray squirrel, S. arizonensis
    - Mexican gray squirrel, S. aureogaster
    - Eastern gray squirrel, S. carolinensis
    - Collie's squirrel, S. colliaei
    - Deppe's squirrel, S. deppei
    - Japanese squirrel, S. lis
    - Calabrian black squirrel, S. meridionalis
    - Mexican fox squirrel, S. nayaritensis
    - Fox squirrel, S. niger
    - Peters's squirrel, S. oculatus
    - Variegated squirrel, S. variegatoides
    - Eurasian red squirrel, S. vulgaris
    - Yucatan squirrel, S. yucatanensis
  - Subgenus Otosciurus
    - Abert's squirrel, S. aberti
  - Subgenus Guerlinguetus
    - Brazilian squirrel or Guianan squirrel, S. aestuans
    - Yellow-throated squirrel, S. gilvigularis
    - Red-tailed squirrel, S. granatensis
    - Bolivian squirrel, S. ignitus
    - Andean squirrel, S. pucheranii
    - Richmond's squirrel, S. richmondi
    - Sanborn's squirrel, S. sanborni
    - Guayaquil squirrel, S. stramineus
  - Subgenus Tenes
    - Persian squirrel, S. anomalus
  - Subgenus Hadrosciurus
    - Fiery squirrel, S. flammifer
    - Junín red squirrel, S. pyrrhinus
  - Subgenus Hesperosciurus
    - Western gray squirrel, S. griseus
  - Subgenus Urosciurus
    - Northern Amazon red squirrel, S. igniventris
    - Southern Amazon red squirrel, S. spadiceus
- Genus Syntheosciurus
  - Bangs's mountain squirrel, S. brochus
- Genus Tamiasciurus - pine squirrels
  - Douglas squirrel, T. douglasii
  - Southwestern red squirrel T. fremonti
  - American red squirrel, T. hudsonicus
  - Mearns's squirrel, T. mearnsi
Tribe Pteromyini – flying squirrels
- Subtribe Glaucomyina
  - Genus Eoglaucomys
    - Kashmir flying squirrel, E. fimbriatus
  - Genus Glaucomys – New World flying squirrels
    - Southern flying squirrel, G. volans
    - Northern flying squirrel, G. sabrinus
    - Humboldt's flying squirrel, G. oregonensis
  - Genus Hylopetes
    - Particolored flying squirrel, H. alboniger
    - Afghan flying squirrel, H. baberi
    - Bartel's flying squirrel, H. bartelsi
    - Gray-cheeked flying squirrel, H. lepidus
    - Palawan flying squirrel, H. nigripes
    - Indochinese flying squirrel, H. phayrei
    - Jentink's flying squirrel, H. platyurus
    - Sipora flying squirrel, H. sipora
    - Red-cheeked flying squirrel, H. spadiceus
    - Sumatran flying squirrel, H. winstoni
  - Genus Iomys
    - Javanese flying squirrel, I. horsfieldi
    - Mentawi flying squirrel, I. sipora
  - Genus Petaurillus – pygmy flying squirrels
    - Lesser pygmy flying squirrel, P. emiliae
    - Hose's pygmy flying squirrel, P. hosei
    - Selangor pygmy flying squirrel, P. kinlochii
  - Genus Petinomys
    - Basilan flying squirrel, P. crinitus
    - Travancore flying squirrel, P. fuscocapillus
    - Whiskered flying squirrel, P. genibarbis
    - Hagen's flying squirrel, P. hageni
    - Siberut flying squirrel, P. lugens
    - Mindanao flying squirrel, P. mindanensis
    - Arrow flying squirrel, P. sagitta
    - Temminck's flying squirrel, P. setosus
    - Vordermann's flying squirrel, P. vordermanni
- Subtribe Pteromyina
  - Genus Aeretes
    - Groove-toothed flying squirrel, A. melanopterus
  - Genus Aeromys – large black flying squirrels
    - Black flying squirrel, A. tephromelas
    - Thomas's flying squirrel, A. thomasi
  - Genus Belomys
    - Hairy-footed flying squirrel, B. pearsonii
  - Genus Biswamoyopterus
    - Namdapha flying squirrel, B. biswasi
    - Laotian giant flying squirrel, B. laoensis
    - Mount Gaoligong flying squirrel, B. gaoligongensis
  - Genus Eupetaurus
    - Western woolly flying squirrel, Eupetaurus cinereus
    - Yunnan woolly flying squirrel, Eupetaurus nivamons
    - Tibetan woolly flying squirrel, Eupetaurus tibetensis
  - Genus Petaurista
    - Red and white giant flying squirrel, P. alborufus
    - Spotted giant flying squirrel, P. elegans
    - Hodgson's giant flying squirrel, P. magnificus
    - Bhutan giant flying squirrel, P. nobilis
    - Indian giant flying squirrel, P. philippensis
    - Chinese giant flying squirrel, P. xanthotis
    - Japanese giant flying squirrel, P. leucogenys
    - Red giant flying squirrel, P. petaurista
  - Genus Pteromys – Old World flying squirrel
    - Siberian flying squirrel, P. volans
    - Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, P. momonga
  - Genus Pteromyscus
    - Smoky flying squirrel, P. pulverulentus
  - Genus Trogopterus
    - Complex-toothed flying squirrel, T. xanthipes

References

^ Hoffmann, R.S.; Anderson, C.G.; Thorington, R.W.J; Heaney, L.R (1993). Wilson, D.E; Reeder, Reeder (eds.). Family Sciuridae. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 419–465.
^ Thorington, RW; Pitassy, D; Jansa, S (2002). "Phylogenies of flying squirrels (Pteromyinae)". J. Mamm. Evol. 9: 99–135. doi:10.1023/A:1021335912016. S2CID 12443674.
^ Steppan, S. J. B. L. Storz, and R. S. Hoffmann. 2004. Nuclear DNA phylogeny of the squirrels (Mammalia: Rodentia) and the evolution of arboreality from c-myc and RAG1. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30:703-719.
^ Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. walker's mammals of the world 5th edition Volume 1

[1] Hoffmann, R.S.; Anderson, C.G.; Thorington, R.W.J; Heaney, L.R (1993). Wilson, D.E; Reeder, Reeder (eds.). Family Sciuridae. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 419–465.

[2] Thorington, RW; Pitassy, D; Jansa, S (2002). "Phylogenies of flying squirrels (Pteromyinae)". J. Mamm. Evol. 9: 99–135. doi:10.1023/A:1021335912016. S2CID 12443674.

[3] Steppan, S. J. B. L. Storz, and R. S. Hoffmann. 2004. Nuclear DNA phylogeny of the squirrels (Mammalia: Rodentia) and the evolution of arboreality from c-myc and RAG1. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30:703-719.

[4] Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. walker's mammals of the world 5th edition Volume 1

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v t e Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Sciurinae, Sciurini tribe)
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Microsciurus (Dwarf squirrels)	Central American dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus alfari) Amazon dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus flaviventer) Western dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus mimulus) Santander dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus santanderensis)
Rheithrosciurus	Tufted ground squirrel (Rheithrosciurus macrotis)
Sciurus	Subgenus Guerlinguetus Brazilian squirrel (Sciurus aestuans) South Yungas red squirrel (Sciurus argentinius) 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 Hadrosciurus Fiery squirrel (Sciurus flammifer) Junín red squirrel (Sciurus pyrrhinus) Subgenus Hesperosciurus Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus) Subgenus Otosciurus Abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti) 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) Calabrian black squirrel (Sciurus meridionalis) Mexican fox squirrel (Sciurus nayaritensis) Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) Peters's squirrel (Sciurus oculatus) Variegated squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) Yucatan squirrel (Sciurus yucatanensis) Subgenus Tenes Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) Subgenus Urosciurus Northern Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus igniventris) Southern Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus spadiceus)
Syntheosciurus	Bangs's mountain squirrel (Syntheosciurus brochus)
Tamiasciurus (Pine squirrels)	Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) Southwestern red squirrel (Tamiasciurus fremonti) American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
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v t e Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Sciurinae, Pteromyini (Flying squirrels) tribe)
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Aeretes	Groove-toothed flying squirrel (Aeretes melanopterus)
Aeromys (Large black flying squirrels)	Black flying squirrel (Aeromys tephromelas) Thomas's flying squirrel (Aeromys thomasi)
Belomys	Hairy-footed flying squirrel (Belomys pearsonii)
Biswamoyopterus	Namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi) Mount Gaoligong flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus gaoligongensis) Laotian giant flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus laoensis)
Eoglaucomys	Kashmir flying squirrel (Eoglaucomys fimbriatus)
Eupetaurus	Western woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus) Yunnan woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus nivamons) Tibetan woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus tibetensis)
Glaucomys (New World flying squirrels)	Humboldt's flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
Hylopetes	Particolored flying squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger) Bartel's flying squirrel (Hylopetes bartelsi) Hainan flying squirrel (Hylopetes electilis) Palawan flying squirrel (Hylopetes nigripes) Indochinese flying squirrel (Hylopetes phayrei) Jentink's flying squirrel (Hylopetes platyurus) Arrow flying squirrel (Hylopetes sagitta) Sipora flying squirrel (Hylopetes sipora) Red-cheeked flying squirrel (Hylopetes spadiceus) Sumatran flying squirrel (Hylopetes winstoni)
Iomys	Javanese flying squirrel (Iomys horsfieldi) Mentawi flying squirrel (Iomys sipora)
Petaurillus (Pygmy flying squirrels)	Lesser pygmy flying squirrel (Petaurillus emiliae) Hose's pygmy flying squirrel (Petaurillus hosei) Selangor pygmy flying squirrel (Petaurillus kinlochii)
Petaurista	Red and white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) Spotted giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans) Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys) Hodgson's giant flying squirrel (Petaurista magnificus) Mechuka giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mechukaensis) Mishmi giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mishmiensis) Bhutan giant flying squirrel (Petaurista nobilis) Red giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista) Indian giant flying squirrel (Petaurista philippensis) Mebo giant flying squirrel (Petaurista siangensis) Chinese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis)
Petinomys	Basilan flying squirrel (Petinomys crinitus) Travancore flying squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus) Whiskered flying squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis) Hagen's flying squirrel (Petinomys hageni) Siberut flying squirrel (Petinomys lugens) Mindanao flying squirrel (Petinomys mindanensis) Arrow flying squirrel (Petinomys sagitta) Temminck's flying squirrel (Petinomys setosus) Vordermann's flying squirrel (Petinomys vordermanni)
Pteromys (Old World flying squirrels)	Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga) Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans)
Pteromyscus	Smoky flying squirrel (Pteromyscus pulverulentus)
Trogopterus	Complex-toothed flying squirrel (Trogopterus xanthipes)
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