Callosciurus Temporal range: Early to Recent |
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Callosciurus prevostii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
Genus: |
Callosciurus Gray, 1867 |
Species | |
C. adamsi (Kloss, 1921) |
C. adamsi (Kloss, 1921)
C. albescens (Bonhote, 1901)
C. baluensis (Bonhote, 1901)
C. caniceps (Gray, 1842)
C. erythraeus (Pallas, 1779)
C. finlaysonii (Horsfield, 1824)
C. inornatus (Gray, 1867)
C. melanogaster (Thomas, 1895)
C. nigrovittatus (Horsfield, 1824)
C. notatus (Boddaert, 1785)
C. orestes (Thomas, 1895)
C. phayrei (Blyth, 1856)
C. prevostii (Desmarest, 1822)
C. pygerythrus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831)
C. quinquestriatus (Anderson, 1871)
Callosciurus is a genus of squirrels collectively referred to as the "beautiful squirrels". They are found mainly in Southeast Asia, though a few species also occur in Nepal, northeastern India, Bangladesh and southern China. Several of the species have settled on islands. In total, the genus contains 15 species and numerous varieties and subspecies. The genera Glyphotes, Rubrisciurus, and Tamiops have sometimes been included in Callosciurus.