The Callosciurinae are an Asiatic
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
of
squirrel
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae (), a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrel ...
s containing over 60 species (mostly found in
South East Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
) named after the genus ''
Callosciurus'', which means "beautiful squirrels".
Classification
*Family
Sciuridae
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae (), a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrel ...
[Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.]
**Subfamily Callosciurinae
***Tribe Callosciurini
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Callosciurus'' - Beautiful squirrels (15 species)
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Dremomys'' - Red-cheeked squirrels or Asian montane squirrels (six species)
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Exilisciurus'' - Asian pygmy squirrels (three species)
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Glyphotes'' - sculptor squirrel
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Hyosciurus'' - Long-nosed squirrels (two species)
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Lariscus'' - Striped ground squirrels (four species)
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Menetes'' - Berdmore's ground squirrel or Indochinese ground squirrel
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Nannosciurus'' - Black-eared pygmy squirrel
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Prosciurillus''- Dwarf squirrels or Sulawesi tree squirrels (five species)
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Rhinosciurus'' - Shrew-faced squirrel
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Rubrisciurus'' - Red-bellied squirrel or Sulawesi giant squirrel
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Sundasciurus
''Sundasciurus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It contains 20 species:
*Genus ''Sundasciurus''
** Sumatran mountain squirrel (''Sundasciurus altitudinis'')
** Brooke's squirrel (''Sundasciurus brookei'')
** Davao squirrel (''Su ...
'' - Sunda tree squirrels (two subgenera, 15 species)
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Tamiops'' - Asiatic striped squirrels (four species)
***Tribe
Funambulini
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Funambulus'' - palm squirrels (two subgenera, five species)
References
Callosciurinae
Mammal subfamilies
Taxa named by R. I. Pocock
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