Sciurinae

Translingual

Etymology

Sciurus +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Sciurinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Sciuridae – the squirrels and related animals.

Hypernyms

(subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Rodentia - order; Sciuromorpha - suborder; Sciuridae - family

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Sciurini, Pteromyini - tribes
- Nannosciurus, Rheithrosciurus, Sciurus, Syntheosciurus, Tamiasciurus - genera in Sciurini
- Aeretes, Aeromys, Belomys, Biswamoyopterus, Eoglaucomys, Eupetaurus, Glaucomys, Hylopetes, Iomys, Petaurillus, Petaurista, Petinomys, Pteromys, Pteromyscus, Trogopterus - genera in Pteromyini

References

Sciurinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sciurinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Sciurinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Sciurinae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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