- Callosciurinae
Taxobox
name = Callosciurinae
fossil_range = LatePliocene - Recent
image_width = 240px
image_caption =Prevost's Squirrel ("Callosciurus prevostii")
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Rodent ia
familia =Sciuridae
subfamilia = Callosciurinae
subfamilia_authority = Pocock, 1923
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Callosciurus " "Dremomys " "Exilisciurus ""Funambulus " "Glyphotes " "Hyosciurus ""Lariscus ""Menetes " "Nannosciurus " "Prosciurillus " "Rhinosciurus " "Rubrisciurus " "Sundasciurus " "Tamiops "Callosciurinae is an Asiatic
subfamily ofsquirrel s. It contains about 60 species, most of them in South East Asia. It is named after theCallosciurus genus, which means 'Beautiful Squirrels'.Classification
*Family
Sciuridae
**Subfamily Callosciurinae
***TribeCallosciurini
****"Callosciurus " - Beautiful squirrels (15 species)
****"Dremomys " - Red-cheeked squirrels or Asian montane squirrels (5 species)
****"Exilisciurus " - Asian pygmy squirrels (3 species)
****"Glyphotes " - Sculptor squirrel
****"Hyosciurus " - Long-nosed squirrels (2 species)
****"Lariscus " - Striped ground squirrel (4 species)
****"Menetes " - Berdmore's Ground squirrel or Indochinese ground squirrel
****"Nannosciurus " - Black-eared pygmy squirrel
****"Prosciurillus "- Dwarf squirrels or Sulawesi tree squirrels (4 species)
****"Rhinosciurus " - Shrew-faced Squirrel
****"Rubrisciurus " - Red-bellied squirrel or Sulawesi giant squirrel
****"Sundasciurus " - Sunda tree squirrels (2 subgenus, 15 species)
****"Tamiops " - Asiatic Striped Squirrels (4 species)
***TribeFunambulini
****"Funambulus " - Palm squirrels (2 subgenus, 5 species)References
*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.
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