Callosciurinae

The Callosciurinae are an Asiatic subfamily of squirrels containing over 60 species (mostly found in South East Asia) named after the genus Callosciurus, which means "beautiful squirrels".

Classification

• Family Sciuridae
• Subfamily Callosciurinae
• Tribe Callosciurini
• Callosciurus – Beautiful squirrels (15 species)
• Dremomys – Red-cheeked squirrels or Asian montane squirrels (six species)
• Exilisciurus – Asian pygmy squirrels (three species)
• Glyphotes – sculptor squirrel
• Hyosciurus – Long-nosed squirrels (two species)
• Lariscus – Striped ground squirrels (four species)
• Menetes – Berdmore's ground squirrel or Indochinese ground squirrel
• Nannosciurus – Black-eared pygmy squirrel
• Prosciurillus– Dwarf squirrels or Sulawesi tree squirrels (five species)
• Rhinosciurus – Shrew-faced squirrel
• Rubrisciurus – Red-bellied squirrel or Sulawesi giant squirrel
• Sundasciurus – Sunda tree squirrels (two subgenera, 15 species)
• Tamiops – Asiatic striped squirrels (four species)
• Tribe Funambulini
• Funambulus – palm squirrels (two subgenera, five species)

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