Family

Sciuridae

144 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Sciuridae

Douglas's Squirrel

Tamiasciurus douglasii (Bachman, 1839)

Tamiasciurus douglasii, the Douglas squirrel, is a small diurnal territorial squirrel native to Pacific coastal coniferous forests of North America.

American Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben, 1777)

This is a scientific description of the North American American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) covering its identification, distribution, and reproduction.

American Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus fremonti (Audubon & Bachman, 1853)

American red squirrels are widely distributed North American tree squirrels with a detailed documented reproduction ecology.

Red Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766)

Petaurista petaurista, the red giant flying squirrel, is a large sciurid rodent found across South, East, and Southeast Asia.

Common Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista philippensis (Elliot, 1839)

This is a description of the Indian giant flying squirrel, Petaurista philippensis, covering its traits, distribution, ecology, and reproduction.

Taiwan Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista lena Thomas, 1907

Red and white giant flying squirrel is a large nocturnal gliding Sciuridae rodent with the Taiwan population often split as separate P. lena species.

Thomas' Flying Squirrel

Aeromys thomasi (Hose, 1900)

Thomas's flying squirrel (Aeromys thomasi) is a Sciuridae rodent found in Indonesia and Malaysia, one of two Aeromys species.

Siberian Flying Squirrel

Pteromys volans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pteromys volans, the Siberian flying squirrel, is a gliding tree squirrel native to the forests of northern Eurasia.

Northern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus (Shaw, 1801)

Glaucomys sabrinus, the northern flying squirrel, is a North American nocturnal arboreal rodent with several described subspecies.

Southern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Glaucomys volans, the southern flying squirrel, is a North American gliding squirrel that can carry typhus-causing bacteria.

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris (Audubon & Bachman, 1841)

Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) is a large hibernating rodent native to open habitats of western North America.

Hoary Marmot

Marmota caligata (Eschscholtz, 1829)

Marmota caligata, the hoary marmot, is a large North American alpine ground squirrel with characteristic silver-gray upper back fur.

Vancouver Island Marmot

Marmota vancouverensis Swarth, 1911

Marmota vancouverensis, the Vancouver Island marmot, is an endemic rare marmot that has recovered after severe population decline.

Olympic Marmot

Marmota olympus (Merriam, 1898)

Marmota olympus, the Olympic marmot, is the largest North American marmot endemic to Washington's Olympic Mountains.

Bobak Marmot

Marmota bobak (Müller, 1776)

Marmota bobak, the bobak steppe marmot, is a social hibernating marmot native to Eastern European and Central Asian steppes.

Tarbagan Marmot

Marmota sibirica (Radde, 1862)

Marmota sibirica, the tarbagan marmot, is a lowland-dwelling herbivorous marmot that acts as an important ecosystem engineer across central East Asia.