Sciurus
Genus of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The genus Sciurus (/saɪˈjʊərəs/ or /sɪˈjuːrəs/) contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.[1]
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Sciurus | |
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Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Tribe: | Sciurini |
Genus: | Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Sciurus vulgaris | |
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