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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Sciuridae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Petauristidae
Family recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Sciuridae
Recognized by Afghanistan Species List, CalPhotos, AnAge articles, INBio, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, VERA, Kissling et al, 2014, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Algeria Species List, Andorra Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Austria Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bhutan Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Estonia Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, Gabon Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Bissau Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Ireland Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Latvia Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Liechtenstein Species List, Lithuania Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Macedonia Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Mali Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mongolia Species List, Montenegro Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, North Korean Species List, Norway Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, Somalia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tajikistan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Turkey Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, United States Species List, Hunt et al 2009, and Lovegrove 2014
Sciuridae Hemprich 1820

Alternative Names

Petauristidae
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
? amoenus Allen, 1890
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? angusticeps Matthew, 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? arctomyoides Douglass, 1903
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? argonautus Stirton & Goeriz, 1942
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? ateles Hall, 1930
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? ballovianus Cope, 1881
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? beecheyi Richardson, 1829
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? bensoni Gidley, 1922
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? bicolor Sparrmann, 1778
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? blacki de Bruijn, 1967
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? bredai von Meyer, 1848
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? bryanti Wilson, 1960
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? bulleri Miller & Rehn, 1901
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? canipes Fleharty, 1960
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? capensis Kerr, 1792
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? cinereicollis Allen, 1890
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? cochisei Gidley, 1922
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? cragini Hibbard, 1941
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? dotti Hibbard, 1954
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? douglasi Bachman, 1839
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? douglassi Korth, 1981
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? durangae Allen, 1903
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? finlayensis Strain, 1966
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? flaviventer Audubon & Bachman, 1841
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? fricki Hibbard, 1942
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? gibberosus Hofmann, 1893
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? gidleyi Merriam et al., 1925
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? giganteus Freudenberg, 1941
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? gunnisoni Baird, 1855
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? howelli Hibbard, 1941
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hudsonia Schreber, 1792
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hudsonicus Erxleben, 1777
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? insignis Desmarest, 1822
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? interpres Merriam, 1890
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? jamesi Lindsay, 1972
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? junturensis Shotwell & Russell, 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? malheurensis Gazin, 1932
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? malloryi Martin, 1998
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? matachicensis Wilson, 1949
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? mathewsi James, 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? matthewi Black, 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? mcgheei Strain, 1966
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? mckayensis Shotwell, 1956
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? merriami Merriam, 1897
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? mexicana Wilson, 1949
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? minimus Lindsay, 1972
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? minor Kellogg, 1910
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? monax Linnaeus, 1758
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? nevadensis Kellogg, 1910
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? obscurus Allen, 1890
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? ochrogenys Sutton & Nadler, 1974
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? olympus Merriam, 1898
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? oregonensis Downs, 1956
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? oregonensis Shotwell, 1956
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? orientalis Qiu, 1991
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? palliatus Peters, 1852
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? pattersoni Wilson, 1949
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? primitivus Bryant, 1945
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? pygerythrus Geoffroy, 1831
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? quadrivittatus Say, 1823
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? quatalensis Gazin, 1930
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? relictus Cope, 1873
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? rexroadensis Hibbard, 1941
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? ruficaudus Howell, 1920
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? rufus Patterson, 1984
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? russicus Tiedemann, 1808
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? sawrockensis Hibbard, 1964
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? senex Allen, 1890
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? shotwelli Black, 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? siskiyou Sutton & Nadler, 1974
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? striatus Linnaeus, 1758
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? taylori Hay, 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? tecuyensis Bryant, 1945
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? tephrus Gazin, 1932
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? tuitus Hay, 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? umbrinus Allen, 1890
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? uphami James, 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? vetus Marsh, 1871
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? vortmani Cope, 1879
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? wilsoni Shotwell, 1956
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Aragoxerus Cuenca Bescós 1988
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Douglassia Emry & Korth 1996
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Freudenthalia Cuenca Bescós 1988
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Getuloxerus Lavocat 1961
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Guerlinguetus Gray 1821
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Kubwaxerus Cifelli, Ibui, Jacobs & Thorington 1986
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Marmota Frisch 1775
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Meinia Qiu Zhuding 1981
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Miosciurus Black 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Neopetes Daxner-Höck 2004
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Oligopetes Heissig 1979
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Oriensciurus Qiu & Yan 2005
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Parapetaurista Qiu Zhuding & Liu Yipu 1986
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Petauria Dehm 1962
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Petauristidae
Harvest ancestor according to iDigBio type specimen records
Petauristidae
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Pliopetes Kretzoi 1959
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pliosciuropterus Sulimski 1964
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sciuridae Gray 1821
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors
Shuanggouia Qiu Zhuding & Liu Yipu 1986
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sinotamias Zhuding Qiu 1991
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Unidentified Sciuridae
squirrels and relatives preferred
squirrels preferred
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Afrikaans

Eekhoring preferred
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Akan

Opuro preferred
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Albanian

Ketri preferred
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Amharic

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Arabic

سنجابيات preferred
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Armenian

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Asturian

Esguilu preferred
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Atikamekw

anikotcac preferred
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Avaric

Гвангва preferred
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Azerbaijani

Sincablar preferred
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Basque

Esziurido preferred
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Belarusian

Вавёркавыя preferred
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вавёркавыя

Bengali

কাঠবিড়ালী preferred
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Bosnian

Vjeverice preferred
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Bulgarian

катерицови preferred
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Burmese

ရှဉ့် preferred
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Capiznon

eskuwirel preferred
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Catalan; Valencian

Esciúrids preferred
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Cebuano

eskuwirel preferred
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Central Khmer

ក្រុមកំប្រុក preferred
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Chechen

Тарсал preferred
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Chinese

松鼠 preferred
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Chuvash

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Crimean Tatar

Sansar preferred
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Croatian

Vjeverice preferred
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Czech

veverkovití preferred
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Dagbani

Sashiriga preferred
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Danish

egern preferred
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Dutch; Flemish

Eekhoorns
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eekhoorns preferred
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Erzya

Ур preferred
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Esperanto

Sciuredoj preferred
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Estonian

Oravlased preferred
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Finnish

Oravat
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oravat preferred
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écureuil preferred
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Galician

Esquío preferred
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Georgian

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German

Hörnchen preferred
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Greek, Modern (1453-)

Σκίουρος preferred
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Guarani

Kuatirana preferred
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Hebrew

סנאיים preferred
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Hiligaynon

eskuwirel preferred
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Hindi

गिलहरी preferred
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Hungarian

mókusfélék preferred
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Icelandic

Íkorni preferred
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Ido

Skurelo preferred
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Ilocano

eskuirel preferred
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Indonesian

bajing preferred
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Irish

iora preferred
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Japanese

リス科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and admin
リス preferred
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Javanese

Cuwut preferred
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Kabardian Circassian

КӀэпхъ preferred
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Kabyle

Tinẓidin preferred
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Kannada

ಅಳಿಲು preferred
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Kapampangan

eskuírel preferred
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Kashmiri

گِلۂرؠ preferred
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Kazakh

Тиіндер preferred
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Kinaray-a

eskuwirël preferred
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Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Тыйын чычкан сымалдар preferred
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Komi

Ур preferred
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Korean

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Kurdish

Sihor preferred
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Lak

Бюрхттукку preferred
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Latin

Sciurus preferred
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Latvian

Vāveres preferred
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Lingua Franca Nova

Scural preferred
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Lithuanian

Voveriniai preferred
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Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Kaweechelcher preferred
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Macedonian

верверици preferred
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Malay

tupai preferred
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Malayalam

അണ്ണാൻ preferred
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Manx

Fiorag preferred
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Marathi

खार preferred
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Meadow Mari

Ур preferred
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Moroccan Arabic

كبور preferred
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Navajo; Navaho

Hazéí preferred
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Nepali

लोखर्के preferred
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Norwegian

ekornfamilien preferred
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Occitan (post 1500)

Sciurids preferred
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Oriya

ଗୁଣ୍ଡୁଚି ମୂଷା preferred
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Ossetian; Ossetic

Æхсæрсæттæг preferred
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Persian

سنجاب preferred
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Polish

wiewiórkowate preferred
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Portuguese

esquilo preferred
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Punjabi

ਕਾਟੋ preferred
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Quechua

Antharu preferred
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Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Sciuridă preferred
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Russian

беличьи preferred
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Sakha

Тииҥниҥилэр кэргэннэрэ preferred
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Sanskrit

चिक्रोड़ः preferred
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Seediq

Brihut preferred
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Serbian

веверица preferred
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Shambala

Vjeverice preferred
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Shona

Tsindi preferred
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Sinhalese

ලේනා preferred
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Slovak

Vevericovité preferred
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Somali

Dabagaale preferred
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Spanish; Castilian

ardillas
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Prave veverice preferred
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ardilla preferred
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Sundanese

Bajing preferred
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Swahili

Kindi preferred
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Swedish

Ekorrar preferred
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Tagalog

eskuwirel preferred
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Tamil

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Telugu

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Thai

กระรอก preferred
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Tibetan

ནགས་བྱི། preferred
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Turkish

Sincap preferred
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Uighur; Uyghur

تىيىن preferred
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Ukrainian

вивіркові preferred
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Unspecified

Ekosi preferred
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No'kéeho preferred
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Sehlora preferred
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Ververa preferred
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hìynà preferred
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uárreeh preferred
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werpoleem preferred
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Ācweorna preferred
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थ्वाच्चा preferred
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ᏌᎶᎵ preferred
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𐌰𐌹𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌰 preferred
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Vietnamese

Họ Sóc preferred
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Walloon

Spirous preferred
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Waray

eskuwirel preferred
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Welsh

Gwiwer preferred
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Western Frisian

Iikhoarntsjes preferred
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Wu

松鼠 preferred
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Yiddish

וועווערקע preferred
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Zhuang; Chuang

Noucoengz preferred
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Zulu

Intshindane preferred
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Arz

سنجابيات preferred
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Azb

سینجابلار preferred
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Bcl

eskuwirel preferred
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Mzn

عاروسک preferred
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Nan

Phòng-chhí preferred
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Nds Nl

Kateker preferred
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Nrm

Jaqùet preferred
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Pap

Djaca di caña preferred
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Pnb

گالھڑ preferred
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Pt Br

Esquilos
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esquilo preferred
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Szy

kapulus preferred
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Yue

松鼠 preferred
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Zh Hant

松鼠 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Sciuridae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae (this page)
49 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae (this page)