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Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
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Dataset
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Rank
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GENUS
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Published in
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Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.63
Classification
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kingdom
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Animalia
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phylum
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Chordata
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class
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Mammalia
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order
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Rodentia
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family
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Sciuridae
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genus
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Sciurus
Name
- Synonyms
- Aphrontis Schulze, 1893
- Araeosciurus Nelson, 1899
- Baiosciurus Nelson, 1899
- Echinosciurus Trouessart, 1880
- Hadrosciurus Allen, 1915
- Hesperosciurus Nelson, 1899
- Histriosciurus Allen, 1915
- Leptosciurus Allen, 1915
- Macroschus Gloger, 1841
- Macroxus Cuvier, 1823
- Macroxys Agassiz, 1846
- Mesosciurus Allen, 1915
- Neosciurus Trouessart, 1880
- Oreosciurus Ognev, 1935
- Otosciurus Nelson, 1899
- Parasciurus Trouessart, 1880
- Sciuras Osborn, 1894
- Sciurur Temminck, 1844
- Simosciurus Allen, 1915
- Tenes Thomas, 1909
- Homonyms
- Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758
- Sciurus d'Orbigny, 1839
- Sciurus D.Dietr.
- Common names
- Common tree squirrels in language.
- Squirrel in English
- Squirrel in English
- Tree Squirrels in English
- Tree Squirrels in English
- squirrel in English
- tree squirrels in English
- tree squirrels in English
- Squirrel in English
- feòrag in Scottish Gaelic
- feòragan in Scottish Gaelic
Bibliographic References
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Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
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Hall, R. (2016-05-01 22:00:00) Däggdjur
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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 91 Thirty-five generic names of Mammals placed on the Official List of Generic Names.Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(4), 1 (1926)
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp.
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Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
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Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
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Rees, T. (compiler) . (2022). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Available from https://www.irmng.org at VLIZ. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.
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SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
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SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997, PaleoDB
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Thorington, Richard W., Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele, and James F. Whatton, 2012: null. Squirrels of the World. vii + 459.
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Thorington, Richard W., Jr., and Robert S. Hoffman / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Family Sciuridae. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 754-818.
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Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
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Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
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Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
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