Callosciurinae
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| Callosciurinae Temporal range: Late Pliocene to recent | |
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| Prevost's squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Callosciurinae Pocock, 1923 |
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Callosciurus | |
The Callosciurinae are an Asiatic subfamily of squirrels containing over 60 species (mostly found in South East Asia) named after the genus Callosciurus, which means "beautiful squirrels".
