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Squirrels are
members of the
family Sciuridae (/sɪˈjuːrɪdeɪ, -diː/), a
family that
includes small or medium-sized rodents. The
squirrel family includes...
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includes several rodent families. It
includes all
members of the
Sciuridae (the
squirrel family) as well as the
mountain beaver species. Traditionally...
- (2013). "Taxonomic
revision of the
Palaearctic rodents (Rodentia). Part 2.
Sciuridae: Urocitellus,
Marmota and Sciurotamias". Lynx, N. S. (Praha). 44: 27–138...
- of the
genus Tamiasciurus, in the
Sciurini tribe, of the
large family Sciuridae. This
genus includes three species:
Tamiasciurus douglasii —
Douglas squirrel...
- (Marmota monax), also
known as the woodchuck, is a
rodent of the
family Sciuridae,
belonging to the
group of
large ground squirrels known as marmots. A...
- palm
squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) is a
species of
rodent in the
family Sciuridae found naturally in
India (south of the Vindhyas) and Sri Lanka. In the...
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evolved differently from
other Sciuridae. The
differences between ****anese
dwarf flying squirrels and
other Sciuridae is
evident when
comparing morphology...
- or Petauristini) are a
tribe of 50
species of
squirrels in the
family Sciuridae.
Despite their name, they are not in fact
capable of full
flight in the...
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Ground squirrels are
rodents of the
squirrel family (
Sciuridae) that
generally live on the
ground or in burrows,
rather than in
trees like the tree squirrels...
- Tree
squirrels are the
members of the
squirrel family (
Sciuridae)
commonly just
referred to as "squirrels". They
include more than 100
arboreal species...
