Sciuridae
From Free net encyclopedia
{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Sciurids
| fossil_range = Late Eocene - Recent
| image = Squirrel2.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| subphylum = Vertebrata
| classis = Mammalia
| ordo = Rodentia
| familia = Sciuridae
| familia_authority = Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
| subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
| subdivision =
There are 2 subfamilies:
Petauristinae - flying squirrel
Sciurinae - tree squirrel, ground squirrel
}}
Image:Ratufa skull.JPG
The Sciurids or squirrels are a large family of rodents. It includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, the marmots (which include woodchucks), which together comprise the Sciurinae; and also the Eurasian flying squirrels. The African scaly-tailed flying squirrels, which belong to the family Anomaluridae and are not sciurids at all. Sciurids are found in all continents except Australasia and Antarctica.
The classification along cladistic principals is evolving, however traditionally the squirrel family has been divided into two sub-families, 48 genera and 280 species.
References
Template:Rodentsbg:Катерицови de:Hörnchen es:Sciuridae eo:Sciuredoj fr:Sciuridae he:סנאיים ko:다람쥣과 it:Sciuridae lb:Kaweechelcher lt:Voveriniai nl:Eekhoorns ja:リス nn:Ekornfamilien pl:Wiewiórkowate pt:Sciuridae ru:Беличьи fi:Sciuridae zh:松鼠科