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Sciuridae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Adversaria zoologica p.408

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Rodentia
family
Sciuridae

Name

Synonyms
Sciurdae
Homonyms
Sciuridae
Common names
Aich-haws in language.
Ardilla in Spanish
Ardillas y parientes in Spanish
Bajing in Indonesian
Chipmunks in English
Chipmunks in English
Cuwut in Javanese
Djaca di caña in language.
Ecureuil in French
Eekhoorns in Dutch
Eekhoring in Afrikaans
Egern in Danish
Egern in Danish
Egernfamilien in Danish
Ekorn in Norwegian Bokmål
Esciúrid in Catalan–Valencian
Fiorag in Manx
Gwiwer in Welsh
Hazéí in Navajo
Hörnchen in German
Intshindane in Zulu
Iora in Irish
Jaqùet in language.
Kateker in language.
Kaweechelcher in language.
Ketri in Albanian
Kuatirana in Guarani
Marmots in English
Marmots in English
Mókusfélék in Hungarian
No'kéeho in language.
Opro in Akan
Orava in Finnish
Oravlased in Estonian
Sakuna in language.
Sciuredoj in Esperanto
Sciuridi in Italian
Sciuridés in French
Sciuro in Esperanto
Scural in language.
Shannucke in language.
Sincablar in Azerbaijani
Sincap in Turkish
Sincapgiller in Turkish
Squil in language.
Squirrel in English
Squirrel in English
Squirrel in English
Squirrels in language.
Squirrels in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Fischer (1817) Adversaria zoologica, fasciculus primus. Quaedam ad Mammalium systema et genera illustranda
  5. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  6. Hall (2026) Global mammal checklist
  7. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  8. Rees, T. (compiler) . (2026). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Available from https://www.irmng.org at VLIZ. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.
  9. Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp.
  10. Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp.
  11. Thorington, Richard W., Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele, and James F. Whatton, 2012: null. Squirrels of the World. vii + 459.
  12. Thorington, Richard W., Jr., and Robert S. Hoffman / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Family Sciuridae. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 754-818.
  13. Wilson & Reeder (2005) Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic reference
  14. Wilson & Reeder (2005) Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic reference
  15. Wilson & Reeder (2011) Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richnes
  16. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
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