List of sciurids

Species in mammal family Sciuridae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sciuridae is a family of small mammals in the order Rodentia and part of the Sciuromorpha suborder.^[1] Members of this family are called sciurids, and include squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots. They are found worldwide outside of Australia and Antarctica, primarily in forests, shrublands, and grasslands, though some species can be found in wetlands, deserts, or rocky areas. They range in size from the lesser pygmy flying squirrel, at 6 cm (2 in) plus a 6 cm (2 in) tail, to the Olympic marmot, at 75 cm (30 in) plus a 24 cm (9 in) tail. Sciurids primarily feed on fruit, seeds, and nuts, though many species also eat insects, fungi, bark, eggs, and small vertebrates. Almost no sciurids have population estimates, though fifteen species are categorized as endangered species and three—the Namdapha flying squirrel, Vancouver Island marmot, and speckled ground squirrel—are categorized as critically endangered.

Nine Sciuridae species — Clockwise from upper right, then center: American red squirrel (*Tamiasciurus hudsonicus*), Smith's bush squirrel (*Paraxerus cepapi*), black-tailed prairie dog (*Cynomys ludovicianus*), marmot (*Marmota*), Cape ground squirrel (*Geosciurus inauris*), fox squirrel (*Sciurus niger*), Prevost's squirrel (*Callosciurus prevostii*), Siberian chipmunk (*Eutamias sibiricus*), Columbian ground squirrel (*Urocitellus columbianus*)

The 284 extant species of Sciuridae are divided into five subfamilies: Callosciurinae, containing 67 species of Asian squirrels in 14 genera; Ratufinae, containing four species of giant squirrels in a single genus; Sciurillinae, containing only the neotropical pygmy squirrel; Sciurinae, containing 84 species of flying squirrel and tree squirrels in 20 genera; and Xerinae, containing 128 species of marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, and ground squirrels in 24 genera. A few extinct prehistoric sciurid species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries, the exact number and categorization is not fixed.^[2]

Conventions

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IUCN Red List categories
Conservation status
EX	Extinct (0 species)
EW	Extinct in the wild (0 species)
CR	Critically endangered (3 species)
EN	Endangered (15 species)
VU	Vulnerable (14 species)
NT	Near threatened (24 species)
LC	Least concern (196 species)
Other categories
DD	Data deficient (32 species)
NE	Not evaluated (0 species)

The author citation for the species or genus is given after the scientific name; parentheses around the author citation indicate that this was not the original taxonomic placement. Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the sciurid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted.

Classification

Sciuridae is a family consisting of 284 extant species in 60 genera. These genera are divided between five subfamilies: Callosciurinae, Ratufinae, Sciurillinae, Sciurinae, and Xerinae. Callosciurinae contains 67 species in 14 genera, Ratufinae contains four species in a single genus, Sciurillinae contains a single species, Sciurinae contains 84 species in 20 genera, and Xerinae contains 128 species in 24 genera.

Family Sciuridae

Subfamily Callosciurinae
- Genus Callosciurus (beautiful squirrels): fifteen species
- Genus Dremomys (red-cheeked squirrels): six species
- Genus Exilisciurus (pygmy squirrels): three species
- Genus Funambulus (palm squirrels): six species
- Genus Glyphotes (sculptor squirrel): one species
- Genus Hyosciurus (long-nosed squirrels): two species
- Genus Lariscus (black-striped squirrels): four species
- Genus Menetes (Berdmore's ground squirrel): one species
- Genus Nannosciurus (black-eared squirrel): one species
- Genus Prosciurillus (Sulawesi tree squirrels): seven species
- Genus Rhinosciurus (shrew-faced squirrel): one species
- Genus Rubrisciurus (red-bellied squirrel): one species
- Genus Sundasciurus (Sunda squirrels): fifteen species
- Genus Tamiops (Asiatic striped squirrels): four species
Subfamily Ratufinae
- Genus Ratufa (giant squirrels): four species
Subfamily Sciurillinae
- Genus Sciurillus (neotropical pygmy squirrel): one species
Subfamily Sciurinae
- Genus Aeretes (groove-toothed flying squirrel): one species
- Genus Aeromys (large black flying squirrels): two species
- Genus Belomys (hairy-footed flying squirrel): one species
- Genus Biswamoyopterus (Indochinese giant flying squirrels): two species
- Genus Eoglaucomys (Kashmir flying squirrel): one species
- Genus Eupetaurus (western woolly flying squirrel): one species
- Genus Glaucomys (New World flying squirrels): two species
- Genus Hylopetes (arrow-tailed flying squirrels): nine species
- Genus Iomys (Horsfield's flying squirrels): two species
- Genus Microsciurus (dwarf squirrels): four species
- Genus Petaurillus (pygmy flying squirrels): three species
- Genus Petaurista (giant flying squirrels): ten species
- Genus Petinomys (dwarf flying squirrels): eight species
- Genus Pteromys (Old World flying squirrels): two species
- Genus Pteromyscus (smoky flying squirrel): one species
- Genus Rheithrosciurus (tufted ground squirrel): one species
- Genus Sciurus (tree squirrels): twenty-nine species
- Genus Syntheosciurus (Bangs's mountain squirrel): one species
- Genus Tamiasciurus (American pine squirrels): three species
- Genus Trogopterus (complex-toothed flying squirrel): one species

Subfamily Xerinae
- Genus Ammospermophilus (antelope squirrels): four species
- Genus Atlantoxerus (Barbary ground squirrel): one species
- Genus Callospermophilus (golden-mantled ground squirrels): three species
- Genus Cynomys (prairie dogs): five species
- Genus Epixerus (Ebian's palm squirrel): one species
- Genus Eutamias (Siberian chipmunk): one species
- Genus Funisciurus (rope squirrels): ten species
- Genus Heliosciurus (sun squirrels): six species
- Genus Ictidomys (lined ground squirrels): two species
- Genus Marmota (marmots): fourteen species
- Genus Myosciurus (African pygmy squirrel): one species
- Genus Neotamias (chipmunks): twenty-three species
- Genus Notocitellus (tropical ground squirrels): two species
- Genus Otospermophilus (American rock squirrels): two species
- Genus Paraxerus (African bush squirrels): eleven species
- Genus Poliocitellus (Franklin's ground squirrel): one species
- Genus Protoxerus (African giant squirrels): two species
- Genus Sciurotamias (Chinese rock squirrels): two species
- Genus Spermophilopsis (long-clawed ground squirrel): one species
- Genus Spermophilus (Holarctic ground squirrels): fifteen species
- Genus Tamias (eastern chipmunk): one species
- Genus Urocitellus (ground squirrels): twelve species
- Genus Xerospermophilus (desert ground squirrels): four species
- Genus Xerus (unstriped ground squirrels): four species

Sciurids

The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by the reference work Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis, as supported by both the IUCN and the American Society of Mammalogists.^[1]

Subfamily Callosciurinae

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Genus *Callosciurus* – Gray, 1867 – fifteen species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Anderson's squirrel	C. quinquestriatus (Anderson, 1871) Two subspecies C. q. imarius C. q. quinquestriatus	Southern China and Myanmar	Size: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus 18–21 cm (7–8 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[4] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	LC Unknown ^[4]
Black-striped squirrel	C. nigrovittatus (Horsfield, 1823) Four subspecies C. n. bilimitatus C. n. bocki C. n. klossi C. n. nigrovittatus	Southeastern Asia	Size: 18–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 15–19 cm (6–7 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[6] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	LC Unknown ^[6]
Borneo black-banded squirrel	C. orestes (Thomas, 1895)	Northern Borneo	Size: 14–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 13–16 cm (5–6 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[7] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	LC Unknown ^[7]
Ear-spot squirrel	C. adamsi (Kloss, 1921)	Borneo	Size: 15–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 14–16 cm (6 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[8] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	NT Unknown ^[8]
Finlayson's squirrel	C. finlaysonii (Horsfield, 1823) Sixteen subspecies C. f. albivexilli C. f. annellatus C. f. bocourti C. f. boonsongi C. f. cinnamomeus C. f. ferrugineus C. f. finlaysonii C. f. folletti C. f. frandseni C. f. germaini C. f. harmandi C. f. menamicus C. f. nox C. f. sinistralis C. f. trotteri C. f. williamsoni	Southeastern Asia	Size: 19–21 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 17–22 cm (7–9 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and inland wetlands^[9] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	LC Unknown ^[9]
Grey-bellied squirrel	C. caniceps (Gray, 1842) Six subspecies C. c. adangensis C. c. bimaculatus C. c. caniceps C. c. casensis C. c. concolor C. c. domelicus	Southeastern Asia	Size: 21–22 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 22–24 cm (9 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[10] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	LC Unknown ^[10]
Inornate squirrel	C. inornatus (Gray, 1867)	Southeastern Asia	Size: About 29 cm (11 in) long, plus 17–21 cm (7–8 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[11] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	LC Unknown ^[11]
Irrawaddy squirrel	C. pygerythrus (Geoffroy, 1831) Seven subspecies C. p. blythii C. p. janetta C. p. lokroides C. p. mearsi C. p. owensi C. p. pygerythrus C. p. stevensi	Southern Asia	Size: 18–23 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 11–22 cm (4–9 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Shrubland and forest^[12] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	LC Unknown ^[12]
Kinabalu squirrel	C. baluensis (Bonhote, 1901)	Malaysia	Size: 23–24 cm (9 in) long, plus 24–25 cm (9–10 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[13] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	LC Unknown ^[13]
Kloss's squirrel	C. albescens (Bonhote, 1901)	Indonesia	Size: 20–24 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 17–19 cm (7 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[14] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	DD Unknown ^[14]
Mentawai squirrel	C. melanogaster (Thomas, 1895) Three subspecies C. m. atratus C. m. melanogaster C. m. mentawi	Indonesia	Size: About 21 cm (8 in) long, plus about 18 cm (7 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[15] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	VU Unknown ^[15]
Pallas's squirrel	C. erythraeus (Pallas, 1779) 26 subspecies C. e. atrodorsalis C. e. bartoni C. e. bhutanensis C. e. bonhotei C. e. castaneoventris C. e. erythraeus C. e. erythrogaster C. e. flavimanus C. e. gloveri C. e. gordoni C. e. griseimanus C. e. harringtoni C. e. hendeei C. e. hyperythrus C. e. intermedius C. e. michianus C. e. ningpoensis C. e. pranis C. e. rubeculus C. e. shanicus C. e. siamensis C. e. sladeni C. e. styani C. e. thai C. e. thaiwanensis C. e. zimmeensis	Southeastern and eastern Asia	Size: 21–23 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 17–27 cm (7–11 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[16] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	LC Unknown ^[16]
Phayre's squirrel	C. phayrei (Blyth, 1856)	Southern China and Myanmar	Size: 21–24 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 20–25 cm (8–10 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[17] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	LC Unknown ^[17]
Plantain squirrel	C. notatus (Boddaert, 1785) Five subspecies C. n. diardii C. n. miniatus C. n. notatus C. n. suffusus C. n. vittatus	Southeastern Asia	Size: 20–24 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 17–19 cm (7 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and inland wetlands^[18] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]	LC Unknown ^[18]
Prevost's squirrel	C. prevostii (Desmarest, 1822) Six subspecies C. p. atricapillus C. p. melanops C. p. piceus C. p. prevostii C. p. rafflesii C. p. sarawakensis	Southeastern Asia	Size: About 24 cm (9 in) long, plus about 23 cm (9 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[19] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[5]^[19]	LC Unknown ^[19]

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Genus *Dremomys* – Heude, 1898 – six species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Asian red-cheeked squirrel	D. rufigenis (Blanford, 1878) Five subspecies D. r. adamsoni D. r. belfieldi D. r. fuscus D. r. ornatus D. r. rufigenis	Southeastern and eastern Asia	Size: 18–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 14–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[21] Diet: Fruit, nuts, vegetation, and insects^[22]	LC Unknown ^[21]
Bornean mountain ground squirrel	D. everetti (Thomas, 1890)	Borneo	Size: 15–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 9–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[24] Diet: Fruit, nuts, vegetation, and insects^[22]	LC Unknown ^[24]
Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel	D. lokriah (Hodgson, 1836) Five subspecies D. l. garonum D. l. lokriah D. l. macmillani D. l. motuoensis D. l. pagus	Southern Asia	Size: 16–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 13–22 cm (5–9 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[25] Diet: Fruit, nuts, vegetation, and insects^[22]	LC Unknown ^[25]
Perny's long-nosed squirrel	D. pernyi (H. Milne-Edwards, 1867) Six subspecies D. p. flavior D. p. howelli D. p. imus D. p. owstoni D. p. pernyi D. p. senex	Eastern Asia	Size: 17–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 13–18 cm (5–7 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[26] Diet: Fruit, nuts, vegetation, and insects^[22]	LC Unknown ^[26]
Red-hipped squirrel	D. pyrrhomerus (Thomas, 1895) Two subspecies D. p. pyrrhomerus D. p. riudonensis	China and Vietnam	Size: 19–21 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 14–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Rocky areas^[27] Diet: Fruit, nuts, vegetation, and insects^[22]	LC Unknown ^[27]
Red-throated squirrel	D. gularis Osgood, 1932	China and Vietnam	Size: About 22 cm (9 in) long, plus about 17 cm (7 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[28] Diet: Fruit, nuts, vegetation, and insects^[22]	DD Unknown ^[28]

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Genus *Exilisciurus* – Moore, 1958 – three species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Least pygmy squirrel	E. exilis (Müller, 1838)	Southeastern Asia	Size: 7–8 cm (3 in) long, plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[29] Diet: Vegetation and insects^[22]	DD Unknown ^[29]
Philippine pygmy squirrel	E. concinnus (Thomas, 1888)	Philippines	Size: About 9 cm (4 in) long, plus 6–7 cm (2–3 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[30] Diet: Vegetation and insects^[22]	LC Unknown ^[30]
Tufted pygmy squirrel	E. whiteheadi (Thomas, 1887)	Borneo	Size: 8–9 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 6–7 cm (2–3 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[31] Diet: Vegetation and insects^[22]	LC Unknown ^[31]

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Genus *Funambulus* – Lesson, 1835 – six species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Dusky striped squirrel	F. obscurus (Pelzeln & Kohl, 1886)	Sri Lanka	Size: 10–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 7–13 cm (3–5 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[32] Diet: Seeds, nuts, bark, buds, leaves, flowers, and insects^[33]	VU Unknown ^[32]
Indian palm squirrel	F. palmarum (Linnaeus, 1766) Three subspecies F. p. brodiei F. p. palmarum F. p. robertsoni	India and Sri Lanka	Size: 14–15 cm (6 in) long, plus 14–16 cm (6 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands^[34] Diet: Seeds, nuts, bark, buds, leaves, flowers, and insects^[33]	LC Unknown ^[34]
Jungle palm squirrel	F. tristriatus (Waterhouse, 1837) Two subspecies F. t. numarius F. t. tristriatus	India	Size: 15–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 13–15 cm (5–6 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[35] Diet: Seeds, nuts, bark, buds, leaves, flowers, and insects^[33]	LC Unknown ^[35]
Layard's palm squirrel	F. layardi (Blyth, 1849) Two subspecies F. l. dravidianus F. l. layardi	Sri Lanka	Size: 14–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 15–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[36] Diet: Seeds, nuts, bark, buds, leaves, flowers, and insects^[33]	VU Unknown ^[36]
Nilgiri striped squirrel	F. sublineatus (Waterhouse, 1838) Two subspecies F. s. obscurus F. s. sublineatus	India	Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[37] Diet: Seeds, nuts, bark, buds, leaves, flowers, and insects^[33]	VU Unknown ^[37]
Northern palm squirrel	F. pennantii Wroughton, 1905 Two subspecies F. p. argentescens F. p. pennantii	Southern Asia	Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 13–14 cm (5–6 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland^[38] Diet: Seeds, nuts, bark, buds, leaves, flowers, and insects^[33]	LC Unknown ^[38]

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Genus *Glyphotes* – Thomas, 1898 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Sculptor squirrel	G. simus Thomas, 1898	Borneo	Size: 9–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[39] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, vegetation, insects, and eggs^[22]	DD Unknown ^[39]

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Genus *Hyosciurus* – Archbold & Tate, 1935 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Lowland long-nosed squirrel	H. ileile Archbold & Tate, 1936	Indonesia	Size: 21–25 cm (8–10 in) long, plus 7–13 cm (3–5 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[40] Diet: Fruit, nuts, and insects^[41]	LC Unknown ^[40]
Montane long-nosed squirrel	H. heinrichi Archbold & Tate, 1935	Indonesia	Size: 19–24 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 6–12 cm (2–5 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[42] Diet: Fruit, nuts, and insects^[41]	LC Unknown ^[42]

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Genus *Lariscus* – Thomas & Wroughton, 1909 – four species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Four-striped ground squirrel	L. hosei (Thomas, 1892)	Borneo	Size: About 19 cm (7 in) long, plus about 9 cm (4 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[43] Diet: Fruit and nuts^[44]	LC Unknown ^[43]
Mentawai three-striped squirrel	L. obscurus (Miller, 1903) Three subspecies L. o. auroreus L. o. obscurus L. o. siberu	Indonesia	Size: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus 8–9 cm (3–4 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[45] Diet: Fruit and nuts^[44]	NT Unknown ^[45]
Niobe ground squirrel	L. niobe (Thomas, 1892) Two subspecies L. n. niobe L. n. vulcanus	Indonesia	Size: 18–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 8–9 cm (3–4 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[46] Diet: Fruit and nuts^[44]	DD Unknown ^[46]
Three-striped ground squirrel	L. insignis (F. Cuvier, 1821) Five subspecies L. i. diversus L. i. insignis L. i. javanus L. i. peninsulae L. i. rostratus	Southeastern Asia	Size: 18–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 10–11 cm (4 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[47] Diet: Fruit and nuts^[44]	LC Unknown ^[47]

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Genus *Menetes* – Thomas, 1908 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Berdmore's ground squirrel	M. berdmorei (Blyth, 1849) Seven subspecies M. b. berdmorei M. b. consularis M. b. decoratus M. b. moerescens M. b. mouhotei M. b. peninsularis M. b. pyrrocephalus	Southeastern Asia	Size: About 18 cm (7 in) long, plus 13–14 cm (5–6 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and forest^[48] Diet: Fruit and nuts^[49]	LC Unknown ^[48]

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Genus *Nannosciurus* – Trouessart, 1880 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Black-eared squirrel	N. melanotis (Müller, 1840) Four subspecies N. m. bancanus N. m. borneanus N. m. melanotis N. m. pulcher	Southeastern Asia	Size: About 8 cm (3 in) long, plus 6–7 cm (2–3 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[50] Diet: Fruit and nuts^[22]	LC Unknown ^[50]

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Genus *Prosciurillus* – Ellerman, 1947 – seven species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Alston's squirrel	P. alstoni Anderson, 1879	Indonesia	Size: 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 13–18 cm (5–7 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[51] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, and resin^[52]	NT Unknown ^[51]
Mount Topapu squirrel	P. topapuensis Roux, 1910	Indonesia	Size: 15–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 12–17 cm (5–7 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[53] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, and resin^[52]	NT Unknown ^[53]
Celebes dwarf squirrel	P. murinus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) Three subspecies P. m. griseus P. m. murinus P. m. necopinus	Indonesia	Size: 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 5–12 cm (2–5 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[54] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, and resin^[52]	LC Unknown ^[54]
Sanghir squirrel	P. rosenbergii (Jentink, 1879)	Indonesia and Philippines	Size: About 19 cm (7 in) long, plus about 18 cm (7 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[55] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, and resin^[52]	EN Unknown ^[55]
Secretive dwarf squirrel	P. abstrusus Moore, 1958	Indonesia	Size: 11–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 7–13 cm (3–5 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[56] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, and resin^[52]	NT Unknown ^[56]
Weber's dwarf squirrel	P. weberi (Jentink, 1890)	Indonesia	Size: About 19 cm (7 in) long, plus about 14 cm (6 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[57] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, and resin^[52]	VU Unknown ^[57]
Whitish dwarf squirrel	P. leucomus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) Four subspecies P. l. hirsutus P. l. leucomus P. l. occidentalis P. l. tonkeanus	Indonesia	Size: 16–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 14–19 cm (6–7 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[58] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, and resin^[52]	LC Unknown ^[58]

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Genus *Rhinosciurus* – Blyth, 1856 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Shrew-faced squirrel	R. laticaudatus (Müller, 1840) Three subspecies R. l. alacris R. l. laticaudatus R. l. saturatus	Southeastern Asia	Size: 19–21 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[59] Diet: Insects and earthworms, as well as fruit^[44]	NT Unknown ^[59]

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Genus *Rubrisciurus* – Ellerman, 1954 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Red-bellied squirrel	R. rubriventer (Müller & Schlegel, 1844)	Island of Sulawesi in Indonesia	Size: 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long, plus 18–25 cm (7–10 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest^[60] Diet: Fruit and seeds^[61]	LC Unknown ^[60]

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Genus *Sundasciurus* – Moore, 1958 – fifteen species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Brooke's squirrel	S. brookei (Thomas, 1892)	Indonesia and Malaysia	Size: 15–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 11–13 cm (4–5 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[62] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[62]
Busuanga squirrel	S. hoogstraali (Sanborn, 1952)	Philippines	Size: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus 16–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[63] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[63]
Culion tree squirrel	S. moellendorffi (Matschie, 1898)	Philippines	Size: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus about 19 cm (7 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[64] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	NT Unknown ^[64]
Davao squirrel	S. davensis (Sanborn, 1952)	Philippines	Size: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus about 18 cm (7 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[65] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	DD Unknown ^[65]
Fraternal squirrel	S. fraterculus (Thomas, 1895)	Indonesia	Size: 11–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 7–8 cm (3 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[66] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	VU Unknown ^[66]
Horse-tailed squirrel	S. hippurus (Geoffroy, 1831) Five subspecies S. h. borneensis S. h. hippurosus S. h. hippurus S. h. ornatus S. h. pryeri	Southeastern Asia	Size: 23–25 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 23–25 cm (9–10 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[67] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	NT Unknown ^[67]
Jentink's squirrel	S. jentinki (Thomas, 1887)	Indonesia and Malaysia	Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 11–13 cm (4–5 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[68] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[68]
Low's squirrel	S. lowii (Thomas, 1892) Seven subspecies S. l. balae S. l. bangueyae S. l. humilis S. l. lowii S. l. natunensis S. l. robinsoni S. l. seimundi	Southeastern Asia	Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 7–11 cm (3–4 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[69] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[69]
Mindanao squirrel	S. mindanensis (Steere, 1890)	Philippines	Size: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus about 19 cm (7 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[70] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[70]
Northern Palawan tree squirrel	S. juvencus (Thomas, 1908)	Philippines	Size: 19–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 15–18 cm (6–7 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[71] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[71]
Palawan montane squirrel	S. rabori Heaney, 1979	Philippines	Size: 16–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 13–14 cm (5–6 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[72] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	DD Unknown ^[72]
Philippine tree squirrel	S. philippinensis (Waterhouse, 1839)	Philippines	Size: About 19 cm (7 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[73] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[73]
Samar squirrel	S. samarensis (Steere, 1890)	Philippines	Size: 18–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 15–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[74] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[74]
Slender squirrel	S. tenuis (Horsfield, 1824) Five subspecies S. t. bancarus S. t. modestus S. t. parvus S. t. procerus S. t. tenuis	Southeastern Asia	Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus 11–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[75] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[75]
Southern Palawan tree squirrel	S. steerii (Günther, 1877)	Philippines	Size: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus about 16 cm (6 in) tail^[23] Habitat: Forest^[76] Diet: Fruit and vegetation, as well as insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[76]

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Genus *Tamiops* – Allen, 1906 – four species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Cambodian striped squirrel	T. rodolphii (H. Milne-Edwards, 1867) Two subspecies T. r. elbeli T. r. rodolphii	Southeastern Asia	Size: 11–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[77] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, and insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[77]
Himalayan striped squirrel	T. mcclellandii (Horsfield, 1840) Six subspecies T. m. barbei T. m. collinus T. m. inconstans T. m. kongensis T. m. leucotis T. m. mcclellandii	Southeastern Asia	Size: 11–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 10–11 cm (4 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands^[78] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, and insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[78]
Maritime striped squirrel	T. maritimus (Bonhote, 1900) Four subspecies T. m. hainanus T. m. maritimus T. m. moi T. m. monticolus	Southeastern and eastern Asia	Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 10–11 cm (4 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[79] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, and insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[79]
Swinhoe's striped squirrel	T. swinhoei (H. Milne-Edwards, 1874) Four subspecies T. s. olivaceus T. s. spencei T. s. swinhoei T. s. vestitus	China and southeastern Asia	Size: About 13 cm (5 in) long, plus about 10 cm (4 in) tail^[20] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[80] Diet: Fruit, nuts, seeds, and insects^[49]	LC Unknown ^[80]

Subfamily Ratufinae

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Genus *Ratufa* – Gray, 1867 – four species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Black giant squirrel	R. bicolor (Sparrman, 1778) Ten subspecies R. b. bicolor R. b. condorensis R. b. felli R. b. gigantea R. b. hainana R. b. leucogenys R. b. melanopepla R. b. palliata R. b. phaeopepla R. b. smithi	Southeastern Asia	Size: 33–36 cm (13–14 in) long, plus 41–42 cm (16–17 in) tail^[81] Habitat: Forest^[82] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, insects, and eggs^[33]	NT Unknown ^[82]
Cream-coloured giant squirrel	R. affinis (Raffles, 1821) Nine subspecies R. a. affinis R. a. bancana R. a. baramensis R. a. bunguranensis R. a. cothurnata R. a. ephippium R. a. hypoleucos R. a. insignis R. a. polia	Southeastern Asia	Size: 33–34 cm (13 in) long, plus 41–42 cm (16–17 in) tail^[81] Habitat: Forest^[83] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, insects, and eggs^[33]	NT Unknown ^[83]
Grizzled giant squirrel	R. macroura (Pennant, 1769) Three subspecies R. m. dandolena R. m. macroura R. m. melanochra	Southern India and Sri Lanka	Size: 32–40 cm (13–16 in) long, plus 35–36 cm (14 in) tail^[81] Habitat: Forest^[84] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, insects, and eggs^[33]	NT Unknown ^[84]
Indian giant squirrel	R. indica (Erxleben, 1777) Four subspecies R. i. centralis R. i. dealbata R. i. indica R. i. maxima	India	Size: 34–45 cm (13–18 in) long, plus 38–49 cm (15–19 in) tail^[81] Habitat: Forest^[85] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, insects, and eggs^[33]	LC Unknown ^[85]

Subfamily Sciurillinae

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Genus *Sciurillus* – Thomas, 1914 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Neotropical pygmy squirrel	S. pusillus (Geoffroy, 1803) Three subspecies S. p. glaucinus S. p. kuhlii S. p. pusillus	Northern South America	Size: 8–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail^[81] Habitat: Forest^[86] Diet: Fruit, nuts, bark, and resin^[52]	LC Unknown ^[86]

Subfamily Sciurinae

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Genus *Aeretes* – Allen, 1940 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Groove-toothed flying squirrel	A. melanopterus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1867) Two subspecies A. m. melanopterus A. m. szechuanensis	Central China	Size: 27–35 cm (11–14 in) long, plus 27–36 cm (11–14 in) tail^[87] Habitat: Forest^[88] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, leaves, bark and insects^[89]	LC Unknown ^[88]

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Genus *Aeromys* – Robinson & Kloss, 1915 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Black flying squirrel	A. tephromelas (Günther, 1873) Two subspecies A. t. phaeomelas A. t. tephromelas	Southeastern Asia	Size: 37–38 cm (15 in) long, plus 39–44 cm (15–17 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[91] Diet: Fruit, nuts, leaves, and insects^[92]	DD Unknown ^[91]
Thomas's flying squirrel	A. thomasi (Hose, 1900)	Indonesia and Malaysia	Size: 30–36 cm (12–14 in) long, plus 37–41 cm (15–16 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[93] Diet: Fruit, nuts, leaves, and insects^[92]	LC Unknown ^[93]

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Genus *Belomys* – Thomas, 1908 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Hairy-footed flying squirrel	B. pearsonii (Gray, 1842) Two subspecies B. p. blandus B. p. pearsonii	Southeastern and eastern Asia	Size: 18–21 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 13–17 cm (5–7 in) tail^[87] Habitat: Forest^[94] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, leaves, bark and insects^[89]	LC Unknown ^[94]

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Genus *Biswamoyopterus* – Saha, 1981 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Laotian giant flying squirrel	B. laoensis Sanamxay, Douangboubpha, Bumrungsri, Xayavong, Xayaphet, Satasook, & Bates, 2013	Laos	Size: About 46 cm (18 in) long, plus about 62 cm (24 in) tail^[87] Habitat: Forest^[95] Diet: Unknown^[92]	DD Unknown ^[95]
Namdapha flying squirrel	B. biswasi Saha, 1981	Eastern India	Size: About 40 cm (16 in) long, plus about 60 cm (24 in) tail^[87] Habitat: Forest^[96] Diet: Unknown^[92]	CR Unknown ^[96]

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Genus *Eoglaucomys* – Howell, 1915 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Kashmir flying squirrel	E. fimbriatus (Gray, 1837) Two subspecies E. f. baberi E. f. fimbriatus	Central Asia	Size: 23–30 cm (9–12 in) long, plus 25–33 cm (10–13 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[98] Diet: Seeds, as well as shoots, buds, leaves, and nuts^[99]	LC Unknown ^[98]

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Genus *Eupetaurus* – Thomas, 1888 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Western woolly flying squirrel	E. cinereus Thomas, 1888	Western China	Size: 42–61 cm (17–24 in) long, plus 38–54 cm (15–21 in) tail^[87] Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves^[100] Diet: Moss and lichen^[92]	EN 1,000–3,000 ^[100]

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Genus *Glaucomys* – Thomas, 1908 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Northern flying squirrel	G. sabrinus (Shaw, 1801) 25 subspecies G. s. alpinus G. s. bangsi G. s. californicus G. s. canescens G. s. coloratus G. s. columbiensis G. s. flaviventris G. s. fuliginosus G. s. fuscus G. s. goodwini G. s. gouldi G. s. griseifrons (Prince of Wales flying squirrel) G. s. klamathensis G. s. lascivus G. s. latipes G. s. lucifugus G. s. macrotis G. s. makkovikensis G. s. murinauralis G. s. oregonensis G. s. reductus G. s. sabrinus G. s. stephensi G. s. yukonensis G. s. zaphaeus	Canada and northern United States	Size: 11–19 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[101] Diet: Nuts, bark, lichen, fungi, fruit, and berries, as well as insects^[99]	LC Unknown ^[101]
Southern flying squirrel	G. volans (Linnaeus, 1758) Eleven subspecies G. v. chontali G. v. goldmani G. v. guerreroensis G. v. herreranus G. v. madrensis G. v. oaxacensis G. v. querceti G. v. saturatus G. v. texensis G. v. underwoodi G. v. volans	Eastern North America	Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[102] Diet: Nuts, bark, lichen, fungi, fruit, and berries, as well as insects^[99]	LC Unknown ^[102]

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Genus *Hylopetes* – Thomas, 1908 – nine species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Arrow flying squirrel	H. sagitta (Linnaeus, 1766)	Indonesia	Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 9–13 cm (4–5 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[103] Diet: Nuts, shoots, leaves, fruit, insects, and small snakes^[99]	DD Unknown ^[103]
Bartel's flying squirrel	H. bartelsi Chasen, 1939	Indonesia	Size: 13–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 11–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[104] Diet: Nuts, shoots, leaves, fruit, insects, and small snakes^[99]	DD Unknown ^[104]
Indochinese flying squirrel	H. phayrei (Blyth, 1859) Two subspecies H. p. electilis H. p. phayrei	Southeastern Asia	Size: 14–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 12–18 cm (5–7 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[105] Diet: Nuts, shoots, leaves, fruit, insects, and small snakes^[99]	LC Unknown ^[105]
Jentink's flying squirrel	H. platyurus Jentink, 1890	Southeastern Asia	Size: 11–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 10–14 cm (4–6 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[106] Diet: Nuts, shoots, leaves, fruit, insects, and small snakes^[99]	DD Unknown ^[106]
Palawan flying squirrel	H. nigripes (Thomas, 1893) Two subspecies H. n. elassodontus H. n. nigripes	Philippines	Size: 25–33 cm (10–13 in) long, plus 25–31 cm (10–12 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[107] Diet: Nuts, shoots, leaves, fruit, insects, and small snakes^[99]	NT Unknown ^[107]
Particolored flying squirrel	H. alboniger (Hodgson, 1836) Three subspecies H. a. alboniger H. a. chianfengensis H. a. orinus	Southeastern and eastern Asia	Size: 17–25 cm (7–10 in) long, plus 18–23 cm (7–9 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[108] Diet: Nuts, shoots, leaves, fruit, insects, and small snakes^[99]	LC Unknown ^[108]
Red-cheeked flying squirrel	H. spadiceus (Blyth, 1847) Two subspecies H. s. caroli H. s. spadiceus	Southeastern Asia	Size: 13–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 10–17 cm (4–7 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[109] Diet: Nuts, shoots, leaves, fruit, insects, and small snakes^[99]	LC Unknown ^[109]
Sipora flying squirrel	H. sipora Chasen, 1940	Indonesia	Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus about 16 cm (6 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[110] Diet: Nuts, shoots, leaves, fruit, insects, and small snakes^[99]	EN Unknown ^[110]
Sumatran flying squirrel	H. winstoni (Sody, 1949)	Indonesia	Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus about 14 cm (6 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[111] Diet: Nuts, shoots, leaves, fruit, insects, and small snakes^[99]	DD Unknown ^[111]

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Genus *Iomys* – Thomas, 1908 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Javanese flying squirrel	I. horsfieldii (Waterhouse, 1838) Four subspecies I. h. davisoni I. h. horsfieldii I. h. penangensis I. h. thomsoni	Southeastern Asia	Size: 16–23 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 15–21 cm (6–8 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[112] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, leaves, bark and insects^[89]	LC Unknown ^[112]
Mentawi flying squirrel	I. sipora Chasen & Kloss, 1928	Indonesia	Size: 17–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[113] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, leaves, bark and insects^[89]	EN Unknown ^[113]

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Genus *Microsciurus* – Allen, 1895 – four species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Amazon dwarf squirrel	M. flaviventer (Gray, 1867) Eight subspecies M. f. flaviventer M. f. napi M. f. otinus M. f. peruanus M. f. rubrirostris M. f. sabanillae M. f. similis M. f. simonsi	Northwestern South America	Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 9–15 cm (4–6 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[114] Diet: Fruit and nuts^[115]	LC Unknown ^[114]
Central American dwarf squirrel	M. alfari (Allen, 1895) Six subspecies M. a. alfari M. a. alticola M. a. browni M. a. fusculus M. a. septentrionalis M. a. venustulus	Central America and northern South America	Size: 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 8–13 cm (3–5 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[116] Diet: Fruit and nuts^[115]	LC Unknown ^[116]
Santander dwarf squirrel	M. santanderensis (Hernández-Camacho, 1957)	Northern South America	Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 13–16 cm (5–6 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[117] Diet: Fruit and nuts^[115]	DD Unknown ^[117]
Western dwarf squirrel	M. mimulus (Thomas, 1898) Three subspecies M. m. boquetensis M. m. isthmius M. m. mimulus	Central America and northern South America	Size: 13–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 9–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[118] Diet: Fruit and nuts^[115]	LC Unknown ^[118]

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Genus *Petaurillus* – Thomas, 1908 – three species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Hose's pygmy flying squirrel	P. hosei (Thomas, 1900)	Island of Borneo	Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[119] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, leaves, bark and insects^[89]	DD Unknown ^[119]
Lesser pygmy flying squirrel	P. emiliae Thomas, 1908	Borneo	Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 6–7 cm (2–3 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[120] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, leaves, bark and insects^[89]	DD Unknown ^[120]
Selangor pygmy flying squirrel	P. kinlochii (Chasen & Kloss, 1928)	Malaysia	Size: 8–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[121] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, leaves, bark and insects^[89]	DD Unknown ^[121]

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Genus *Petaurista* – Link, 1795 – ten species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Bhutan giant flying squirrel	P. nobilis (Gray, 1842) Two subspecies P. n. nobilis P. n. singhei	Bhutan and Nepal	Size: 35–49 cm (14–19 in) long, plus 38–49 cm (15–19 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[123] Diet: Fruit, nuts, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as insects^[124]	NT Unknown ^[123]
Chinese giant flying squirrel	P. xanthotis (H. Milne-Edwards, 1872)	Central China	Size: 32–44 cm (13–17 in) long, plus 29–38 cm (11–15 in) tail^[87] Habitat: Forest^[125] Diet: Fruit, nuts, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as insects^[124]	LC Unknown ^[125]
Hodgson's giant flying squirrel	P. magnificus (Hodgson, 1836)	Central Asia	Size: 36–42 cm (14–17 in) long, plus 41–55 cm (16–22 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[126] Diet: Fruit, nuts, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as insects^[124]	LC Unknown ^[126]
Indian giant flying squirrel	P. philippensis (Elliot, 1839) Seven subspecies P. p. annamensis P. p. cineraceus P. p. grandis P. p. lylei P. p. mergulus P. p. philippensis P. p. yunanensis	Southern, eastern, and southeastern Asia	Size: 38–61 cm (15–24 in) long, plus 48–69 cm (19–27 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[127] Diet: Fruit, nuts, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as insects^[124]	LC Unknown ^[127]
Japanese giant flying squirrel	P. leucogenys Temminck, 1827 Four subspecies P. l. hintoni P. l. leucogenys P. l. nikkonis P. l. oreas	Japan	Size: 27–48 cm (11–19 in) long, plus 28–41 cm (11–16 in) tail^[87] Habitat: Forest^[128] Diet: Fruit, nuts, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as insects^[124]	LC Unknown ^[128]
Mechuka giant flying squirrel	P. mechukaensis Choudhury, 2009	Northeastern India	Size: 46–53 cm (18–21 in) long, plus 52–77 cm (20–30 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[129] Diet: Fruit, nuts, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as insects^[124]	NT Unknown ^[129]
Mishmi giant flying squirrel	P. mishmiensis Choudhury, 2009	Northeastern India	Size: 40–59 cm (16–23 in) long, plus 57–60 cm (22–24 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[130] Diet: Fruit, nuts, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as insects^[124]	NT Unknown ^[130]
Red and white giant flying squirrel	P. alborufus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1870) Five subspecies P. a. alborufus P. a. castaneus P. a. lena P. a. leucocephalus P. a. ochraspis	China and Taiwan	Size: 35–58 cm (14–23 in) long, plus 40–61 cm (16–24 in) tail^[87] Habitat: Forest and rocky areas^[131] Diet: Fruit, nuts, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as insects^[124]	LC Unknown ^[131]
Red giant flying squirrel	P. petaurista (Pallas, 1766) Eighteen subspecies P. p. albiventer P. p. batuana P. p. candidula P. p. cicur P. p. interceptio P. p. lumholtzi P. p. marchio P. p. melanotus P. p. nigrescens P. p. nigricaudatus P. p. nitidula P. p. penangensis P. p. petaurista P. p. rajah P. p. rufipes P. p. stellaris P. p. taylori P. p. terutaus	Southern, eastern, and southeastern Asia	Size: 28–52 cm (11–20 in) long, plus 34–63 cm (13–25 in) tail^[87] Habitat: Forest^[132] Diet: Fruit, nuts, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as insects^[124]	LC Unknown ^[132]
Spotted giant flying squirrel	P. elegans (Müller, 1840) Seven subspecies P. e. banksi P. e. caniceps P. e. elegans P. e. marica P. e. punctatus P. e. sumatrana P. e. sybilla	Southeastern Asia	Size: Unknown^[87] Habitat: Forest^[133] Diet: Fruit, nuts, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as insects^[124]	LC Unknown ^[133]

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Genus *Petinomys* – Thomas, 1908 – eight species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Basilan flying squirrel	P. crinitus (Hollister, 1911)	Philippines	Size: About 31 cm (12 in) long, plus about 26 cm (10 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[134] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as bark and insects^[89]	LC Unknown ^[134]
Hagen's flying squirrel	P. hageni (Jentink, 1888)	Indonesia	Size: 23–28 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 23–25 cm (9–10 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[135] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as bark and insects^[89]	DD Unknown ^[135]
Mindanao flying squirrel	P. mindanensis Rabor, 1939	Philippines	Size: 32–37 cm (13–15 in) long, plus 34–46 cm (13–18 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[136] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as bark and insects^[89]	LC Unknown ^[136]
Siberut flying squirrel	P. lugens (Thomas, 1895)	Indonesia	Size: 23–28 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 21–23 cm (8–9 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[137] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as bark and insects^[89]	VU Unknown ^[137]
Temminck's flying squirrel	P. setosus (Temminck, 1844)	Southeastern Asia	Size: 9–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[138] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as bark and insects^[89]	VU Unknown ^[138]
Travancore flying squirrel	P. fuscocapillus (Jerdon, 1847)	Southern India	Size: 18–34 cm (7–13 in) long, plus 24–29 cm (9–11 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[139] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as bark and insects^[89]	LC Unknown ^[139]
Vordermann's flying squirrel	P. vordermanni (Jentink, 1890)	Southeastern Asia	Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[140] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as bark and insects^[89]	VU Unknown ^[140]
Whiskered flying squirrel	P. genibarbis (Horsfield, 1822)	Indonesia and Malaysia	Size: 14–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[141] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, and leaves, as well as bark and insects^[89]	VU Unknown ^[141]

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Genus *Pteromys* – Cuvier, 1800 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Japanese dwarf flying squirrel	P. momonga Temminck, 1844	Japan	Size: 14–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[142] Diet: Nuts, pine seeds, buds, bark, fruit, and insects^[92]	LC Unknown ^[142]
Siberian flying squirrel	P. volans (Linnaeus, 1758) Four subspecies P. v. athene P. v. buechneri P. v. orii (Ezo flying squirrel) P. v. volans	Northern Asia and northern Europe	Size: 12–23 cm (5–9 in) long, plus 9–15 cm (4–6 in) tail^[90] Habitat: Forest^[143] Diet: Nuts, pine seeds, buds, bark, fruit, and insects^[92]	LC Unknown ^[143]

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Genus *Pteromyscus* – Thomas, 1908 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Smoky flying squirrel	P. pulverulentus (Günther, 1873) Two subspecies P. p. borneanus P. p. pulverulentus	Southeastern Asia	Size: 20–29 cm (8–11 in) long, plus 17–23 cm (7–9 in) tail^[87] Habitat: Forest^[144] Diet: Nuts, fruit, twigs, shoots, leaves, bark and insects^[89]	EN Unknown ^[144]

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Genus *Rheithrosciurus* – Gray, 1867 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Tufted ground squirrel	R. macrotis (Gray, 1856)	Borneo	Size: 33–35 cm (13–14 in) long, plus 30–34 cm (12–13 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[145] Diet: Fruit and nuts^[52]	VU Unknown ^[145]

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Genus *Sciurus* – Linnaeus, 1758 – 29 species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Abert's squirrel	S. aberti Woodhouse, 1853 Six subspecies S. a. aberti S. a. barberi S. a. chuscensis S. a. durangi S. a. ferreus S. a. kaibabensis (Kaibab squirrel)	Western United States and western Mexico	Size: 26–27 cm (10–11 in) long, plus 21–22 cm (8–9 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[147] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[147]
Allen's squirrel	S. alleni Nelson, 1898	Mexico	Size: 22–25 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 22–25 cm (9–10 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[149] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[149]
Andean squirrel	S. pucheranii (Fitzinger, 1867) Three subspecies S. p. caucensis S. p. medellinensis S. p. pucheranii	Northwestern South America	Size: 14–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[150] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	DD Unknown ^[150]
Arizona gray squirrel	S. arizonensis Coues, 1867 Three subspecies S. a. arizonensis S. a. catalinae S. a. huachuca	Western United States and western Mexico	Size: 25–26 cm (10 in) long, plus about 25 cm (10 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland^[151] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	DD Unknown ^[151]
Bolivian squirrel	S. ignitus (Gray, 1867) Five subspecies S. i. argentinius S. i. boliviensis S. i. cabrerai S. i. ignitus S. i. irroratus	Western South America	Size: 14–22 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 15–23 cm (6–9 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[152] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[152]
Brazilian squirrel	S. aestuans Linnaeus, 1766 Ten subspecies S. a. aestuans S. a. alphonsei S. a. garbei S. a. georgihernandezi S. a. henseli S. a. ingrami S. a. macconnelli S. a. poaiae S. a. quelchii S. a. venustus	South America	Size: 16–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 16–25 cm (6–10 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[153] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[153]
Calabrian black squirrel	S. meridionalis Lucifero, 1907	Southern Italy	Size: Unknown^[146] Habitat: Forest^[154] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	NT Unknown ^[154]
Caucasian squirrel	S. anomalus Gmelin, 1778 Three subspecies S. a. anomalus S. a. pallescens S. a. syriacus	Western Asia	Size: 19–25 cm (7–10 in) long, plus 12–17 cm (5–7 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[155] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[155]
Collie's squirrel	S. colliaei Richardson, 1839 Four subspecies S. c. colliaei S. c. nuchalis S. c. sinaloensis S. c. truei	Western Mexico	Size: 24–25 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 24–26 cm (9–10 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[156] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[156]
Deppe's squirrel	S. deppei Peters, 1863 Five subspecies S. d. deppei S. d. matagalpae S. d. miravallensis S. d. negligens S. d. vivax	Southern Mexico and Central America	Size: About 21 cm (8 in) long, plus 17–18 cm (7 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[157] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[157]
Eastern gray squirrel	S. carolinensis Gmelin, 1788 Five subspecies S. c. carolinensis (Carolina gray squirrel) S. c. extimus (Florida gray squirrel) S. c. fuliginosus (Louisiana gray squirrel) S. c. hypophaeus (Merriam's gray squirrel) S. c. pennsylvanicus (Pennsylvania gray squirrel)	Canada and eastern United States	Size: 20–31 cm (8–12 in) long, plus 15–25 cm (6–10 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[158] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[158]
Fiery squirrel	S. flammifer Thomas, 1904	Venezuela	Size: 27–30 cm (11–12 in) long, plus 24–31 cm (9–12 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[159] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	DD Unknown ^[159]
Fox squirrel	S. niger Linnaeus, 1758 Ten subspecies S. n. avicinnia (Mangrove fox squirrel) S. n. bachmani (Upland fox squirrel) S. n. cinereus (Delmarva fox squirrel) S. n. limitis (Texas fox squirrel) S. n. ludovicianus (Pineywoods fox squirrel) S. n. niger (Southern fox squirrel) S. n. rufiventer (Western fox squirrel) S. n. shermani (Sherman's fox squirrel) S. n. subauratus (Delta fox squirrel) S. n. vulpinus (Eastern fox squirrel)	Canada and United States	Size: 26–37 cm (10–15 in) long, plus 20–33 cm (8–13 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[160] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[160]
Guayaquil squirrel	S. stramineus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841	Ecuador and Peru	Size: 18–32 cm (7–13 in) long, plus 25–33 cm (10–13 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[161] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[161]
Japanese squirrel	S. lis Temminck, 1844	Japan	Size: 16–22 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 13–17 cm (5–7 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[162] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[162]
Junín red squirrel	S. pyrrhinus Thomas, 1898	Ecuador and Peru	Size: 24–25 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 21–25 cm (8–10 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[163] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	DD Unknown ^[163]
Mexican fox squirrel	S. nayaritensis Allen, 1890 Three subspecies S. n. apache (Apache fox squirrel) S. n. chiricahuae (Chiricahua fox squirrel) S. n. nayaritensis (Nayarit fox squirrel)	Mexico and southern United States	Size: 25–26 cm (10 in) long, plus about 25 cm (10 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[164] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[164]
Mexican gray squirrel	S. aureogaster F. Cuvier, 1829 Two subspecies S. a. aureogaster S. a. nigrescens	Mexico and Guatemala	Size: 23–31 cm (9–12 in) long, plus 21–28 cm (8–11 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[165] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[165]
Northern Amazon red squirrel	S. igniventris Wagner, 1842 Two subspecies S. i. cocalis S. i. igniventris	Northwestern South America	Size: 24–29 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 24–29 cm (9–11 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[166] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[166]
Peters's squirrel	S. oculatus Peters, 1863 Three subspecies S. o. oculatus S. o. shawi S. o. tolucae	Central Mexico	Size: 51–56 cm (20–22 in) long, plus 26–27 cm (10–11 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[167] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[167]
Red squirrel	S. vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 23 subspecies S. v. alpinus S. v. altaicus (Altai red squirrel) S. v. anadyrensis (Anadyr red squirrel) S. v. arcticus (Arcticai red squirrel) S. v. balcanicus (Balkan red squirrel) S. v. chiliensis S. v. cinerea S. v. dulkeiti S. v. exalbidus (Siberian red squirrel) S. v. fedjushini S. v. formosovi (Formosov's red squirrel) S. v. fuscoater (Central European red squirrel) S. v. fusconigricans (Transbaikal red squirrel) S. v. leucourus (British red squirrel) S. v. lilaeus S. v. mantchuricus (Manchurian red squirrel) S. v. martensi (West Siberian red squirrel) S. v. ognevi (Central Russian red squirrel) S. v. orientis (Japanese red squirrel) S. v. rupestris (Sakhalin red squirrel) S. v. ukrainicus (Ukrainian red squirrel) S. v. varius (Kola red squirrel) S. v. vulgaris (Scandinavian red squirrel)	Europe and Asia	Size: 21–25 cm (8–10 in) long, plus 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[168] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[168]
Red-tailed squirrel	S. granatensis (Humboldt, 1811) 32 subspecies S. g. agricolae S. g. bondae S. g. candelensis S. g. carchensis S. g. chapmani S. g. chiriquensis S. g. chrysuros S. g. ferminae S. g. gerrardi S. g. granatensis S. g. griseimembra S. g. griseogena S. g. hoffmanni S. g. imbaburae S. g. llanensis S. g. manavi S. g. maracaibensis S. g. meridensis S. g. morulus S. g. nesaeus S. g. norosiensis S. g. perijae S. g. quindianus S. g. saltuensis S. g. soederstroemi S. g. splendidus S. g. sumaco S. g. tarrae S. g. valdiviae S. g. variabilis S. g. versicolor S. g. zuliae	Northwestern South America and Central America	Size: 20–28 cm (8–11 in) long, plus 14–28 cm (6–11 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[169] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[169]
Richmond's squirrel	S. richmondi Nelson, 1898	Nicaragua	Size: 16–22 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 13–19 cm (5–7 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[170] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	NT Unknown ^[170]
Sanborn's squirrel	S. sanborni Osgood, 1944	Peru and Bolivia	Size: 15–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 16–19 cm (6–7 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[171] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	DD Unknown ^[171]
Southern Amazon red squirrel	S. spadiceus Olfers, 1818 Three subspecies S. s. spadiceus S. s. steinbachi S. s. tricolor	Northwestern South America	Size: 24–29 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 23–34 cm (9–13 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[172] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[172]
Variegated squirrel	S. variegatoides Ogilby, 1839 Fifteen subspecies S. v. adolphei S. v. atrirufus S. v. bangsi S. v. belti S. v. boothiae S. v. dorsalis S. v. goldmani S. v. helveolus S. v. loweryi S. v. managuensis S. v. melania S. v. rigidus S. v. thomasi S. v. underwoodi S. v. variegatoides	Southern Mexico and Central America	Size: About 26 cm (10 in) long, plus 26–28 cm (10–11 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[173] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[173]
Western gray squirrel	S. griseus Ord, 1818 Three subspecies S. g. anthonyi S. g. griseus S. g. nigripes	Western United States and western Mexico	Size: 26–32 cm (10–13 in) long, plus 24–31 cm (9–12 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[174] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[174]
Yellow-throated squirrel	S. gilvigularis Wagner, 1842 Two subspecies S. g. gilvigularis S. g. paraensis	Northern South America	Size: 15–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 16–20 cm (6–8 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[175] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	DD Unknown ^[175]
Yucatan squirrel	S. yucatanensis Allen, 1877 Three subspecies S. y. baliolus S. y. phaeopus S. y. yucatanensis	Southern Mexico and Central America	Size: 20–32 cm (8–13 in) long, plus 19–27 cm (7–11 in) tail^[146] Habitat: Forest^[176] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, buds, and tree shoots^[148]	LC Unknown ^[176]

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Genus *Syntheosciurus* – Bangs, 1902 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Bangs's mountain squirrel	S. brochus Bangs, 1902	Costa Rica and Panama	Size: 15–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail^[97] Habitat: Forest^[177] Diet: Flowers, buds, leaves, and sap^[115]	DD Unknown ^[177]

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Genus *Tamiasciurus* – Trouessart, 1880 – three species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
American red squirrel	T. hudsonicus (Erxleben, 1777) 24 subspecies T. h. abieticola (Southern Appalachian red squirrel) T. h. baileyi (Bailey's red squirrel) T. h. dakotensis (Black Hills red squirrel) T. h. dixiensis T. h. fremonti T. h. grahamensis (Mount Graham red squirrel) T. h. gymnicus (Gymnastic red squirrel) T. h. hudsonicus (Wind River Mountains red squirrel) T. h. kenaiensis (Cook Inlet red squirrel) T. h. lanuginosus (Vancouver Island red squirrel) T. h. laurentianus T. h. loquax (Southern red squirrel) T. h. lychnuchus T. h. minnesota (Minnesota red squirrel) T. h. mogollonensis T. h. pallescens (North Dakota red squirrel) T. h. petulans T. h. picatus (Kupreanof red squirrel) T. h. preblei (Mackenzie red squirrel) T. h. regalis (Isle Royale red squirrel) T. h. richardsoni (Columbia red squirrel) T. h. streatori T. h. ungavensis T. h. ventorum	Canada and United States	Size: 18–19 cm (7 in) long, plus about 12 cm (5 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[178] Diet: Nuts, buds, fruit, bark, fungi, sap, eggs, and small vertebrates^[179]	LC Unknown ^[178]
Douglas squirrel	T. douglasii (Bachman, 1880) Two subspecies T. d. douglasii T. d. mollipilosus (Soft-haired squirrel)	Western Canada and western United States	Size: 18–19 cm (7 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[180] Diet: Nuts, buds, fruit, bark, fungi, sap, eggs, and small vertebrates^[179]	LC Unknown ^[180]
Mearns's squirrel	T. mearnsi (Townsend, 1897)	Mexico	Size: 18–19 cm (7 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail^[3] Habitat: Forest^[181] Diet: Nuts, buds, fruit, bark, fungi, sap, eggs, and small vertebrates^[179]	EN Unknown ^[181]

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Genus *Trogopterus* – Heude, 1898 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Complex-toothed flying squirrel	T. xanthipes (H. Milne-Edwards, 1867)	Southern China	Size: 20–33 cm (8–13 in) long, plus 26–30 cm (10–12 in) tail^[87] Habitat: Forest and caves^[182] Diet: Leaves, twigs, fruit, and nuts^[89]	NT Unknown ^[182]

Subfamily Xerinae

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Genus *Ammospermophilus* – Merriam, 1892 – four species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Harris's antelope squirrel	A. harrisii (Audubon & Bachman, 1854) Two subspecies A. h. harrisii A. h. saxicolus	Western United States and western Mexico	Size: 27–28 cm (11 in) long, plus 6–10 cm (2–4 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Desert^[184] Diet: Seeds, fruit, stems, and roots, as well as insects and carrion^[185]	LC Unknown ^[184]
San Joaquin antelope squirrel	A. nelsoni (Merriam, 1893)	Western United States	Size: 23–27 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 6–8 cm (2–3 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and desert^[186] Diet: Seeds, fruit, stems, and roots, as well as insects and carrion^[185]	EN Unknown ^[186]
Texas antelope squirrel	A. interpres (Merriam, 1890)	Southwestern United States	Size: 22–23 cm (9 in) long, plus 6–9 cm (2–4 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and desert^[187] Diet: Seeds, fruit, stems, and roots, as well as insects and carrion^[185]	LC Unknown ^[187]
White-tailed antelope squirrel	A. leucurus (Merriam, 1889) Nine subspecies A. l. canfieldiae A. l. cinamomeus A. l. escalante A. l. extimus A. l. leucurus A. l. notom A. l. peninsulae A. l. pennipes A. l. tersus	Western United States and western Mexico	Size: 18–22 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 4–8 cm (2–3 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Desert, shrubland, and forest^[188] Diet: Seeds, fruit, stems, and roots, as well as insects and carrion^[185]	LC Unknown ^[188]

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Genus *Atlantoxerus* – Forsyth Major, 1893 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Barbary ground squirrel	A. getulus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Northwestern Africa	Size: About 17 cm (7 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Rocky areas, grassland, and shrubland^[189] Diet: Fruit and seeds^[190]	LC Unknown ^[189]

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Genus *Callospermophilus* – Merriam, 1897 – three species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel	C. saturatus (Rhoads, 1895)	Western United States and western Canada	Size: 28–31 cm (11–12 in) long, plus 9–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Rocky areas, grassland, shrubland, and forest^[192] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[192]
Golden-mantled ground squirrel	C. lateralis (Say, 1823)	Western United States and western Canada	Size: About 18 cm (7 in) long, plus 8–9 cm (3–4 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and rocky areas^[194] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[194]
Sierra Madre ground squirrel	C. madrensis Merriam, 1901	Western Mexico	Size: 16–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 6–7 cm (2–3 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Forest^[195] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	NT Unknown ^[195]

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Genus *Cynomys* – Rafinesque, 1817 – five species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Black-tailed prairie dog	C. ludovicianus (Ord, 1815) Two subspecies C. l. arizonensis C. l. ludovicianus	Central North America	Size: About 37 cm (15 in) long, plus 8–9 cm (3–4 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Desert, grassland, and savanna^[197] Diet: Herbs and grasses^[198]	LC Unknown ^[197]
Gunnison's prairie dog	C. gunnisoni (Baird, 1855) Two subspecies C. g. gunnisoni C. g. zuniensis	Southwestern United States	Size: 31–39 cm (12–15 in) long, plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and desert^[199] Diet: Herbs and grasses^[198]	LC Unknown ^[199]
Mexican prairie dog	C. mexicanus Merriam, 1892	Northern Mexico	Size: 38–44 cm (15–17 in) long, plus 10–11 cm (4 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Grassland^[200] Diet: Herbs and grasses^[198]	EN Unknown ^[200]
Utah prairie dog	C. parvidens Allen, 1905	Western United States	Size: 29–37 cm (11–15 in) long, plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Grassland^[201] Diet: Herbs and grasses^[198]	EN Unknown ^[201]
White-tailed prairie dog	C. leucurus Merriam, 1890	Western United States	Size: 35–37 cm (14–15 in) long, plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Shrubland and grassland^[202] Diet: Herbs and grasses^[198]	LC Unknown ^[202]

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Genus *Epixerus* – Thomas, 1909 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Ebian's palm squirrel	E. ebii (Temminck, 1853) Three subspecies E. e. ebii E. e. jonesi E. e. wilsoni	Western Africa	Size: 28–29 cm (11 in) long, plus about 28 cm (11 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[203] Diet: Fruit as well as insects^[204]	LC Unknown ^[203]

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Genus *Eutamias* – Trouessart, 1880 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Siberian chipmunk	E. sibiricus Laxmann, 1769	Northern and eastern Asia and Europe	Size: 14–15 cm (6 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[205] Diet: Nuts and seeds, as well as buds, berries, grains, and fungi^[206]	LC Unknown ^[205]

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Genus *Funisciurus* – Trouessart, 1880 – ten species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Carruther's mountain squirrel	F. carruthersi Thomas, 1906 Four subspecies F. c. birungensis F. c. carruthersi F. c. chrysippus F. c. tanganyikae	Central Africa	Size: 21–22 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 18–19 cm (7 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest^[208] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit, as well as insects and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[208]
Congo rope squirrel	F. congicus (Kuhl, 1820)	Central Africa	Size: 16–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 16–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and rocky areas^[210] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit, as well as insects and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[210]
Du Chaillu's rope squirrel	F. duchaillui Sanborn, 1953	Central Africa	Size: 18–21 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 19–23 cm (7–9 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest^[211] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit, as well as insects and eggs^[209]	DD Unknown ^[211]
Fire-footed rope squirrel	F. pyrropus (F. Cuvier, 1833) Nine subspecies F. p. akka F. p. leonis F. p. leucostigma F. p. mandingo F. p. nigrensis F. p. niveatus F. p. pembertoni F. p. pyrropus F. p. talboti	Central and western Africa	Size: 19–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 14–16 cm (6 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest and savanna^[212] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit, as well as insects and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[212]
Kintampo rope squirrel	F. substriatus De Winton, 1899	Western Africa	Size: 16–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus about 16 cm (6 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest and savanna^[213] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit, as well as insects and eggs^[209]	DD Unknown ^[213]
Lady Burton's rope squirrel	F. isabella (Gray, 1862) Two subspecies F. i. dubosti F. i. isabella	Central Africa	Size: 16–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 14–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest^[214] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit, as well as insects and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[214]
Lunda rope squirrel	F. bayonii (Bocage, 1890)	Central Africa	Size: 18–25 cm (7–10 in) long, plus 19–20 cm (7–8 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Savanna^[215] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit, as well as insects and eggs^[209]	DD Unknown ^[215]
Red-cheeked rope squirrel	F. leucogenys (Waterhouse, 1842) Three subspecies F. l. auriculatus F. l. leucogenys F. l. oliviae	Central and western Africa	Size: 20–21 cm (8 in) long, plus 14–15 cm (6 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest^[216] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit, as well as insects and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[216]
Ribboned rope squirrel	F. lemniscatus (LeConte, 1857) Two subspecies F. l. lemniscatus F. l. mayumbicus	Central Africa	Size: 16–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 13–14 cm (5–6 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest^[217] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit, as well as insects and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[217]
Thomas's rope squirrel	F. anerythrus (Thomas, 1890) Four subspecies F. a. anerythrus F. a. bandarum F. a. mystax F. a. raptorum	Central and western Africa	Size: 17–18 cm (7 in) long, plus 16–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest and savanna^[218] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit, as well as insects and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[218]

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Genus *Heliosciurus* – Trouessart, 1880 – six species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Gambian sun squirrel	H. gambianus (Ogilby, 1835) Sixteen subspecies H. g. abassensis H. g. bongensis H. g. canaster H. g. dysoni H. g. elegans H. g. gambianus H. g. hoogstraali H. g. kaffensis H. g. lateris H. g. limbatus H. g. loandicus H. g. madogae H. g. multicolor H. g. omensis H. g. rhodesiae H. g. senescens	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 20–22 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 23–24 cm (9 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Savanna and forest^[219] Diet: Seeds, nuts, fruit, insects, and eggs^[41]	LC Unknown ^[219]
Mutable sun squirrel	H. mutabilis (Peters, 1852) Five subspecies H. m. beirae H. m. chirindensis H. m. mutabilis H. m. shirensis H. m. vumbae	Eastern Africa	Size: 22–23 cm (9 in) long, plus 23–27 cm (9–11 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Savanna and forest^[220] Diet: Seeds, nuts, fruit, insects, and eggs^[41]	LC Unknown ^[220]
Red-legged sun squirrel	H. rufobrachium (Waterhouse, 1842) 22 subspecies H. r. arrhenii H. r. aubryi H. r. benga H. r. brauni H. r. caurinus H. r. coenosus H. r. emissus H. r. hardyi H. r. isabellinus H. r. keniae H. r. leakyi H. r. leonensis H. r. lualabae H. r. maculatus H. r. medjianus H. r. nyansae H. r. obfuscatus H. r. occidentalis H. r. pasha H. r. rubricatus H. r. rufobrachium H. r. semlikii	Central and western Africa	Size: 22–23 cm (9 in) long, plus 24–25 cm (9–10 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest and savanna^[221] Diet: Seeds, nuts, fruit, insects, and eggs^[41]	LC Unknown ^[221]
Ruwenzori sun squirrel	H. ruwenzorii (Schwann, 1904) Four subspecies H. r. ituriensis H. r. ruwenzorii H. r. schoutedeni H. r. vulcanius	Central Africa	Size: 21–22 cm (8–9 in) long, plus about 25 cm (10 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[222] Diet: Seeds, nuts, fruit, insects, and eggs^[41]	LC Unknown ^[222]
Small sun squirrel	H. punctatus (Temminck, 1853) Two subspecies H. p. punctatus H. p. savannius	Western Africa	Size: 18–19 cm (7 in) long, plus 20–21 cm (8 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[223] Diet: Seeds, nuts, fruit, insects, and eggs^[41]	DD Unknown ^[223]
Zanj sun squirrel	H. undulatus (True, 1892)	Eastern Africa	Size: 23–24 cm (9 in) long, plus 26–27 cm (10–11 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[224] Diet: Seeds, nuts, fruit, insects, and eggs^[41]	DD Unknown ^[224]

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Genus *Ictidomys* – Allen, 1877 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Mexican ground squirrel	I. mexicanus (Erxleben, 1777)	Mexico and southern United States	Size: 32–38 cm (13–15 in) long, plus 12–17 cm (5–7 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Grassland and shrubland^[225] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[225]
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel	I. tridecemlineatus (Mitchill, 1821)	United States and Canada	Size: 17–31 cm (7–12 in) long, plus 6–14 cm (2–6 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and coastal marine^[226] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[226]

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Genus *Marmota* – Blumenbach, 1779 – fourteen species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Alaska marmot	M. broweri Hall & Gilmore, 1934	Northern Alaska	Size: 54–65 cm (21–26 in) long, plus 13–18 cm (5–7 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Grassland and rocky areas^[227] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	LC Unknown ^[227]
Alpine marmot	M. marmota (Linnaeus, 1758) Two subspecies M. m. latirostris (Tatra marmot) M. m. marmota	Europe	Size: 50–60 cm (20–24 in) long, plus 14–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Grassland and rocky areas^[229] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	LC Unknown ^[229]
Black-capped marmot	M. camtschatica (Pallas, 1811) Three subspecies M. c. bungei M. c. camtschatica M. c. doppelmayri	Eastern Russia	Size: 46–53 cm (18–21 in) long, plus about 17 cm (7 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Grassland^[230] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	LC Unknown ^[230]
Bobak marmot	M. bobak (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) Two subspecies M. b. bobak M. b. tschaganensis	Western Asia and eastern Europe	Size: 49–57 cm (19–22 in) long, plus 10–13 cm (4–5 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Grassland^[231] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	LC Unknown ^[231]
Gray marmot	M. baibacina Kaschtschenko, 1899 Three subspecies M. b. baibacina M. b. centralis M. b. kastschenkoi	Central Asia	Size: 46–65 cm (18–26 in) long, plus 13–16 cm (5–6 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Other and grassland^[232] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	LC Unknown ^[232]
Groundhog	M. monax (Linnaeus, 1758) Four subspecies M. m. canadensis M. m. ignava M. m. monax M. m. rufescens	United States and Canada	Size: 42–66 cm (17–26 in) long, plus 10–16 cm (4–6 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Forest and grassland^[233] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	LC Unknown ^[233]
Himalayan marmot	M. himalayana (Hodgson, 1841) Two subspecies M. h. himalayana M. h. robusta	Nepal and western China	Size: 46–65 cm (18–26 in) long, plus 12–15 cm (5–6 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, rocky areas, and desert^[234] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	LC Unknown ^[234]
Hoary marmot	M. caligata (Eschscholtz, 1829) Three subspecies M. c. caligata M. c. cascadensis M. c. okanagana	Western United States and western Canada	Size: 45–60 cm (18–24 in) long, plus 17–25 cm (7–10 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Rocky areas and grassland^[235] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	LC Unknown ^[235]
Long-tailed marmot	M. caudata (Geoffroy, 1844) Three subspecies M. c. aurea M. c. caudata M. c. dichrous	Central Asia	Size: About 50 cm (20 in) long, plus about 18 cm (7 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas^[236] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	LC Unknown ^[236]
Menzbier's marmot	M. menzbieri (Kashkarov, 1925) Two subspecies M. m. menzbieri M. m. zachidovi	Central Asia	Size: About 49 cm (19 in) long, plus about 12 cm (5 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Forest^[237] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	VU Unknown ^[237]
Olympic marmot	M. olympus (Merriam, 1898)	Northwestern United States	Size: 67–75 cm (26–30 in) long, plus 18–24 cm (7–9 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest and grassland^[238] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	LC 2,000–4,000 ^[238]
Tarbagan marmot	M. sibirica (Radde, 1862) Two subspecies M. s. caliginosus M. s. sibirica	Central Asia	Size: 36–49 cm (14–19 in) long, plus 11–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and other^[239] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	EN Unknown ^[239]
Vancouver Island marmot	M. vancouverensis (Swarth, 1911)	Vancouver Island in western Canada	Size: 66–69 cm (26–27 in) long, plus 19–22 cm (7–9 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest, grassland, and rocky areas^[240] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	CR 90 ^[240]
Yellow-bellied marmot	M. flaviventris (Audubon & Bachman, 1841) Seven subspecies M. f. avara M. f. dacota M. f. flaviventris M. f. luteola M. f. nosophora M. f. notioros M. f. obscura	Western United States and western Canada	Size: 47–70 cm (19–28 in) long, plus 13–22 cm (5–9 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Forest, grassland, and rocky areas^[241] Diet: Grass and forbs, as well as fruit, grains, legumes, and insects^[228]	LC Unknown ^[241]

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Genus *Myosciurus* – Thomas, 1909 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
African pygmy squirrel	M. pumilio (LeConte, 1857)	Western Africa	Size: 7–8 cm (3 in) long, plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[242] Diet: Fruit, bark, and insects^[41]	LC Unknown ^[242]

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Genus *Neotamias* – Howell, 1929 – 23 species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Allen's chipmunk	N. senex (Allen, 1890)	Western United States	Size: 14–15 cm (6 in) long, plus 10–11 cm (4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Shrubland and forest^[244] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[244]
Alpine chipmunk	N. alpinus (Merriam, 1893)	Western United States	Size: 10–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 6–8 cm (2–3 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Rocky areas and forest^[245] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[245]
Buller's chipmunk	N. bulleri (Allen, 1889)	Mexico	Size: 13–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Shrubland and forest^[246] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	VU Unknown ^[246]
California chipmunk	N. obscurus (Allen, 1890)	Western United States and western Mexico	Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Desert and shrubland^[247] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[247]
Cliff chipmunk	N. dorsalis (Baird, 1855)	Western United States and western Mexico	Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[248] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[248]
Colorado chipmunk	N. quadrivittatus (Say, 1823)	Western United States	Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus about 10 cm (4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Rocky areas, shrubland, and forest^[249] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[249]
Durango chipmunk	N. durangae (Allen, 1903)	Mexico	Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest^[250] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[250]
Gray-collared chipmunk	N. cinereicollis (Allen, 1890)	Southwestern United States	Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest^[251] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[251]
Gray-footed chipmunk	N. canipes (Bailey, 1902)	Southwestern United States	Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and rocky areas^[252] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[252]
Hopi chipmunk	N. rufus (Hoffmeister & Ellis, 1979)	Southwestern United States	Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 9–10 cm (4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, rocky areas, and desert^[253] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[253]
Least chipmunk	N. minimus (Bachman, 1839)	Canada and United States	Size: 10–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–9 cm (3–4 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and desert^[254] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[254]
Lodgepole chipmunk	N. speciosus (Merriam, 1890)	Western United States	Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest and grassland^[255] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[255]
Long-eared chipmunk	N. quadrimaculatus (J. E. Gray, 1867)	Western United States	Size: 13–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[256] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[256]
Merriam's chipmunk	N. merriami (Allen, 1889)	Western United States and western Mexico	Size: 13–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[257] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[257]
Palmer's chipmunk	N. palmeri (Merriam, 1897)	Western United States	Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest and rocky areas^[258] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	EN Unknown ^[258]
Panamint chipmunk	N. panamintinus (Merriam, 1893)	Western United States	Size: 10–11 cm (4–4 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Forest and rocky areas^[259] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[259]
Red-tailed chipmunk	N. ruficaudus (Howell, 1920)	Western United States and western Canada	Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest^[260] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[260]
Siskiyou chipmunk	N. siskiyou (Howell, 1922)	Western United States	Size: 14–15 cm (6 in) long, plus 10–11 cm (4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest^[261] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[261]
Sonoma chipmunk	N. sonomae (Grinnell, 1915)	Western United States	Size: 13–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[262] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[262]
Townsend's chipmunk	N. townsendii (Bachman, 1839)	Western United States and western Canada	Size: 13–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 11–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest^[263] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[263]
Uinta chipmunk	N. umbrinus (Allen, 1890)	Western United States	Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Shrubland and forest^[264] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[264]
Yellow-cheeked chipmunk	N. ochrogenys (Merriam, 1897)	Western United States	Size: 14–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Forest^[265] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[265]
Yellow-pine chipmunk	N. amoenus (Allen, 1890)	Western United States and western Canda	Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas^[266] Diet: Fruit and seeds, as well as flowers, fungi, insects, and eggs^[206]	LC Unknown ^[266]

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Genus *Notocitellus* – Howell, 1938 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Ring-tailed ground squirrel	N. annulatus (Audubon & Bachman, 1842)	Central Mexico	Size: About 22 cm (9 in) long, plus about 21 cm (8 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Forest^[267] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[267]
Tropical ground squirrel	N. adocetus (Merriam, 1903)	Mexico	Size: 16–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 13–15 cm (5–6 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Rocky areas, shrubland, and forest^[268] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[268]

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Genus *Otospermophilus* – Brandt, 1844 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
California ground squirrel	O. beecheyi (Richardson, 1829)	Western United States and western Mexico	Size: About 28 cm (11 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Shrubland and grassland^[269] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[269]
Rock squirrel	O. variegatus (Erxleben, 1777)	Mexico and southwestern United States	Size: 43–54 cm (17–21 in) long, plus 17–26 cm (7–10 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Shrubland and rocky areas^[270] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[270]

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Genus *Paraxerus* – Forsyth Major, 1893 – eleven species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Alexander's bush squirrel	P. alexandri (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)	Central Africa	Size: 13–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest^[271] Diet: Seeds and fruit, as well as roots and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[271]
Black and red bush squirrel	P. lucifer (Thomas, 1897)	Southeastern Africa	Size: About 23 cm (9 in) long, plus 19–20 cm (7–8 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest^[272] Diet: Seeds and fruit, as well as roots and eggs^[209]	DD Unknown ^[272]
Boehm's bush squirrel	P. boehmi (Reichenow, 1886) Four subspecies P. b. antoniae P. b. boehmi P. b. emini P. b. gazellae	Central Africa	Size: About 13 cm (5 in) long, plus 13–15 cm (5–6 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Savanna and forest^[273] Diet: Seeds and fruit, as well as roots and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[273]
Cooper's mountain squirrel	P. cooperi (Hayman, 1950)	Western Africa	Size: 19–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus about 19 cm (7 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest^[274] Diet: Seeds and fruit, as well as roots and eggs^[209]	DD Unknown ^[274]
Green bush squirrel	P. poensis (Smith, 1830)	Central and western Africa	Size: 15–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 15–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[275] Diet: Seeds and fruit, as well as roots and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[275]
Ochre bush squirrel	P. ochraceus (Huet, 1880) Eight subspecies P. o. affinis P. o. animosus P. o. aruscensis P. o. electus P. o. ganana P. o. jacksoni P. o. kahari P. o. ochraceus	Eastern Africa	Size: 16–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 16–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and shrubland^[276] Diet: Seeds and fruit, as well as roots and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[276]
Red bush squirrel	P. palliatus (Peters, 1852) Seven subspecies P. p. bridgemani P. p. frerei P. p. ornatus P. p. palliatus P. p. sponsus P. p. swynnertoni P. p. tanae	Eastern Africa	Size: About 21 cm (8 in) long, plus 20–21 cm (8 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest and shrubland^[277] Diet: Seeds and fruit, as well as roots and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[277]
Smith's bush squirrel	P. cepapi (Smith, 1836) Ten subspecies P. c. bororensis P. c. carpi P. c. cepapi P. c. cepapoides P. c. chobiensis P. c. phalaena P. c. quotus P. c. sindi P. c. soccatus P. c. yulei	Southern Africa	Size: About 23 cm (9 in) long, plus about 18 cm (7 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Shrubland and savanna^[278] Diet: Seeds and fruit, as well as roots and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[278]
Striped bush squirrel	P. flavovittis (Peters, 1852) Four subspecies P. f. exgeanus P. f. flavovittis P. f. ibeanus P. f. mossambicus	Eastern Africa	Size: 16–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 15–17 cm (6–7 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Savanna^[279] Diet: Seeds and fruit, as well as roots and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[279]
Swynnerton's bush squirrel	P. vexillarius (Kershaw, 1923) Two subspecies P. v. byatti P. v. vexillarius	Tanzania	Size: 21–23 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 18–19 cm (7 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest^[280] Diet: Seeds and fruit, as well as roots and eggs^[209]	LC Unknown ^[280]
Vincent's bush squirrel	P. vincenti Hayman, 1950	Mozambique	Size: 21–22 cm (8–9 in) long, plus about 21 cm (8 in) tail^[207] Habitat: Forest^[281] Diet: Seeds and fruit, as well as roots and eggs^[209]	EN Unknown ^[281]

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Genus *Poliocitellus* – Howell, 1938 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Franklin's ground squirrel	P. franklinii (Sabine, 1822)	Central United States and southern Canada	Size: 23–24 cm (9 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail^[191] Habitat: Savanna, grassland, and inland wetlands^[282] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[282]

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Genus *Protoxerus* – Forsyth Major, 1893 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Forest giant squirrel	P. stangeri (Waterhouse, 1842) Twelve subspecies P. s. bea P. s. centricola P. s. cooperi P. s. eborivorus P. s. kabobo P. s. kwango P. s. loandae P. s. nigeriae P. s. personatus P. s. signatus P. s. stangeri P. s. temminckii	Western and central Africa	Size: 28–30 cm (11–12 in) long, plus 30–31 cm (12 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[283] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit^[204]	LC Unknown ^[283]
Slender-tailed squirrel	P. aubinnii (Gray, 1873) Two subspecies P. a. aubinnii P. a. salae	Western Africa	Size: 24–25 cm (9–10 in) long, plus about 30 cm (12 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest^[284] Diet: Seeds, nuts, and fruit^[204]	NT Unknown ^[284]

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Genus *Sciurotamias* – Miller, 1901 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Forrest's rock squirrel	S. forresti (Thomas, 1922)	Southern China	Size: About 22 cm (9 in) long, plus about 16 cm (6 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Rocky areas and shrubland^[285] Diet: Fruit and seeds^[190]	LC Unknown ^[285]
Père David's rock squirrel	S. davidianus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1867) Two subspecies S. d. consobrinus S. d. davidianus	China	Size: 20–21 cm (8 in) long, plus 14–15 cm (6 in) tail^[243] Habitat: Rocky areas^[286] Diet: Fruit and seeds^[190]	LC Unknown ^[286]

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Genus *Spermophilopsis* – Blasius, 1884 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Long-clawed ground squirrel	S. leptodactylus (Lichtenstein, 1823) Three subspecies S. l. bactrianus S. l. heptopotamicus S. l. leptodactylus	Central Asia	Size: 23–27 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 2–9 cm (1–4 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Desert, grassland, and shrubland^[287] Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects^[288]	LC Unknown ^[287]

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Genus *Spermophilus* – F. Cuvier, 1825 – fifteen species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Alashan ground squirrel	S. alaschanicus (Büchner, 1888)	China and Mongolia	Size: About 22 cm (9 in) long, plus about 8 cm (3 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Grassland, rocky areas, and desert^[289] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[289]
Asia Minor ground squirrel	S. xanthoprymnus (Bennett, 1835)	Western Asia	Size: 14–23 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Grassland^[290] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	NT Unknown ^[290]
Brandt's ground squirrel	S. brevicauda (Brandt, 1843)	Central Asia	Size: About 28 cm (11 in) long, plus about 5 cm (2 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Shrubland and grassland^[291] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[291]
Caucasian Mountain ground squirrel	S. musicus Ménétries, 1823	Southwestern Russia	Size: 20–24 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Shrubland and grassland^[292] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[292]
Daurian ground squirrel	S. dauricus Brandt, 1843	Eastern Asia	Size: About 19 cm (7 in) long, plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Grassland^[293] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[293]
European ground squirrel	S. citellus (Linnaeus, 1766)	Eastern Europe	Size: 17–23 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 3–9 cm (1–4 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Grassland^[294] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	EN Unknown ^[294]
Little ground squirrel	S. pygmaeus (Pallas, 1778)	Eastern Europe and western Asia	Size: 17–26 cm (7–10 in) long, plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Grassland^[295] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[295]
Pallid ground squirrel	S. pallidicauda (Satunin, 1903)	Mongolia	Size: 19–23 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Grassland^[296] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[296]
Red-cheeked ground squirrel	S. erythrogenys Brandt, 1841	Central Asia	Size: 18–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Shrubland^[297] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[297]
Relict ground squirrel	S. relictus (Kashkarov, 1923)	Central Asia	Size: 23–27 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 5–8 cm (2–3 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Grassland^[298] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[298]
Russet ground squirrel	S. major (Pallas, 1779)	Central Asia	Size: 25–32 cm (10–13 in) long, plus 7–11 cm (3–4 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Grassland^[299] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	NT Unknown ^[299]
Speckled ground squirrel	S. suslicus (Güldenstädt, 1770)	Eastern Europe and western Asia	Size: 18–26 cm (7–10 in) long, plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Grassland^[300] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	CR Unknown ^[300]
Taurus ground squirrel	S. taurensis Gündüz, Jaarola, Tez, Yeniyurt, Polly, & Searle, 2007	Turkey	Size: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus about 6 cm (2 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Unknown^[301] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[301]
Tian Shan ground squirrel	S. nilkaensis Kuznetsov, 1948	Western China	Size: 20–24 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 6–8 cm (2–3 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Grassland^[302] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[302]
Yellow ground squirrel	S. fulvus (Lichtenstein, 1823) Three subspecies S. f. fulvus S. f. hypoleucos S. f. oxianus	Central Asia	Size: 22–28 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 7–9 cm (3–4 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Grassland and desert^[303] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[303]

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Genus *Tamias* – Illiger, 1811 – one species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Eastern chipmunk	T. striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Eastern United States and eastern Canada	Size: 14–15 cm (6 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail^[183] Habitat: Shrubland and forest^[304] Diet: Nuts, seeds, fruit, and fungi^[206]	LC Unknown ^[304]

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Genus *Urocitellus* – Obolenskij, 1927 – twelve species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Arctic ground squirrel	U. parryii Richardson, 1825	Northern Canada, Alaska, and eastern Russia	Size: 26–27 cm (10–11 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Forest and grassland^[305] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[305]
Belding's ground squirrel	U. beldingi (Merriam, 1888)	Western United States	Size: 20–21 cm (8 in) long, plus 6–7 cm (2–3 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Grassland and shrubland^[306] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[306]
Columbian ground squirrel	U. columbianus (Ord, 1815)	Western United States and western Canada	Size: 25–26 cm (10 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland^[307] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[307]
Long-tailed ground squirrel	U. undulatus Pallas, 1778	Central and eastern Asia	Size: 21–31 cm (8–12 in) long, plus 10–14 cm (4–6 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Grassland and desert^[308] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[308]
Merriam's ground squirrel	U. canus (Merriam, 1898)	Western United States	Size: 15–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and desert^[309] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[309]
Northern Idaho ground squirrel	U. brunneus (Howell, 1928)	Western United States	Size: 17–18 cm (7 in) long, plus about 6 cm (2 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Shrubland and grassland^[310] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	EN 1,000 ^[310]
Piute ground squirrel	U. mollis (Kennicott, 1863)	Western United States	Size: 20–23 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and desert^[311] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[311]
Richardson's ground squirrel	U. richardsonii (Sabine, 1822)	Northern United States and southern Canada	Size: 26–34 cm (10–13 in) long, plus 5–9 cm (2–4 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Grassland^[312] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[312]
Townsend's ground squirrel	U. townsendii (Bachman, 1839)	Northwestern United States	Size: 20–23 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Shrubland and desert^[313] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	VU Unknown ^[313]
Uinta ground squirrel	U. armatus (Kennicott, 1863)	Western United States	Size: About 22 cm (9 in) long, plus 6–8 cm (2–3 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Shrubland and grassland^[314] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[314]
Washington ground squirrel	U. washingtoni (Howell, 1938)	Northwestern United States	Size: 18–24 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 3–7 cm (1–3 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Shrubland and grassland^[315] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	NT Unknown ^[315]
Wyoming ground squirrel	U. elegans (Kennicott, 1863)	Northwestern United States	Size: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus about 7 cm (3 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Grassland and shrubland^[316] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[316]

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Genus *Xerospermophilus* – Merriam, 1892 – four species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Mohave ground squirrel	X. mohavensis (Merriam, 1889)	Western United States	Size: 21–23 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 5–8 cm (2–3 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Desert^[317] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	NT Unknown ^[317]
Perote ground squirrel	X. perotensis (Merriam, 1893)	Central Mexico	Size: 24–26 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 5–8 cm (2–3 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Forest, grassland, and desert^[318] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	EN Unknown ^[318]
Round-tailed ground squirrel	X. tereticaudus (Baird, 1858)	Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico	Size: 20–28 cm (8–11 in) long, plus 6–12 cm (2–5 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Desert^[319] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[319]
Spotted ground squirrel	X. spilosoma (Bennett, 1833)	Mexico and central and western United States	Size: 18–25 cm (7–10 in) long, plus 5–10 cm (2–4 in) tail^[196] Habitat: Grassland and desert^[320] Diet: Seeds, nuts, grains, roots, bulbs, fungi, vegetation, and insects, as well as small vertebrates and eggs^[193]	LC Unknown ^[320]

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Genus *Xerus* – Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833 – four species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
African striped ground squirrel	X. erythropus Geoffroy, 1803 Six subspecies X. e. chadensis X. e. erythropus X. e. lacustris X. e. leucoumbrinus X. e. limitaneus X. e. microdon	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 22–29 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 18–26 cm (7–10 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Forest and savanna^[321] Diet: Roots, seeds, fruit, grains, insects, small vertebrates, and eggs^[322]	LC Unknown ^[321]
Cape ground squirrel	X. inauris (Zimmermann, 1780)	Southern Africa	Size: 24–25 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 19–21 cm (7–8 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Desert, shrubland, and savanna^[323] Diet: Roots, seeds, fruit, grains, insects, small vertebrates, and eggs^[322]	LC Unknown ^[323]
Mountain ground squirrel	X. princeps (Thomas, 1929)	Southern Africa	Size: 22–29 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 21–28 cm (8–11 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Savanna and shrubland^[324] Diet: Roots, seeds, fruit, grains, insects, small vertebrates, and eggs^[322]	LC Unknown ^[324]
Unstriped ground squirrel	X. rutilus (Cretzschmar, 1828) Eight subspecies X. r. dabagala X. r. dorsalis X. r. intensus X. r. massaicus X. r. rufifrons X. r. rutilus X. r. saturatus X. r. stephanicus	Eastern Africa	Size: 23–27 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 18–20 cm (7–8 in) tail^[122] Habitat: Savanna and shrubland^[325] Diet: Roots, seeds, fruit, grains, insects, small vertebrates, and eggs^[322]	LC Unknown ^[325]

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