Sciurus
| Tree squirrels Temporal range: Middle Miocene–Recent |
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| Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Sciuromorpha |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Sciurinae |
| Tribe: | Sciurini |
| Genus: |
Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Subgenera | |
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Tenes |
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Tenes
Sciurus
Hesperosciurus
Otosciurus
Guerlinguetus
Hadrosciurus
Urosciurus
The genus Sciurus contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.
There are 29 species in the genus:
Genus Sciurus - Tree squirrels
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