Callosciurinae Temporal range: Late Pliocene to recent |
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Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Subfamily: |
Callosciurinae Pocock, 1923 |
Genera | |
Callosciurus |
Callosciurus
Dremomys
Exilisciurus
Funambulus
Glyphotes
Hyosciurus
Lariscus
Menetes
Nannosciurus
Prosciurillus
Rhinosciurus
Rubrisciurus
Sundasciurus
Tamiops
The Callosciurinae are an Asiatic subfamily of squirrels containing over 60 species, mostly found in South East Asia. It is named after the genus Callosciurus, which means beautiful squirrels".