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Callosciurinae

Index Callosciurinae

The Callosciurinae are an Asiatic subfamily of squirrels containing over 60 species, mostly found in South East Asia. [1]

24 relations: Animal, Asiatic striped squirrel, Berdmore's ground squirrel, Black-eared squirrel, Callosciurus, Chordate, Exilisciurus, Funambulus, Hyosciurus, Lariscus, Mammal, Piacenzian, Prevost's squirrel, Prosciurillus, R. I. Pocock, Red-bellied squirrel, Red-cheeked squirrel, Rodent, Sculptor squirrel, Shrew-faced squirrel, Southeast Asia, Squirrel, Subfamily, Sundasciurus.

Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Asiatic striped squirrel

Asiatic striped squirrels are a genus (Tamiops) of squirrels (Sciuridae) in the subfamily Callosciurinae.

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Berdmore's ground squirrel

The Berdmore's ground squirrel (Menetes berdmorei) is a ground squirrel found in Southeast Asia, from the east of Myanmar to Vietnam.

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Black-eared squirrel

The black-eared squirrel (Nannosciurus melanotis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

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Callosciurus

Callosciurus is a genus of squirrels collectively referred to as the "beautiful squirrels".

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Exilisciurus

Exilisciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae native to Asia.

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Funambulus

Funambulus is a genus of rodents in the Sciuridae (squirrel) family.

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Hyosciurus

Hyosciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Lariscus

Striped ground squirrels (genus Lariscus) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Callosciurinae.

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Mammal

Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia (from Latin mamma "breast"), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

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Piacenzian

The Piacenzian is in the international geologic time scale the upper stage or latest age of the Pliocene.

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Prevost's squirrel

Prevost's squirrel or Asian tri-colored squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

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Prosciurillus

Prosciurillus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae, endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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R. I. Pocock

Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist.

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Red-bellied squirrel

The red-bellied squirrel (Rubrisciurus rubriventer) is a species of squirrel.

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Red-cheeked squirrel

Red-cheeked squirrels (genus Dremomys) form a taxon under the subfamily Callosciurinae.

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Rodent

Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

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Sculptor squirrel

The sculptor squirrel or Bornean pygmy squirrel (Glyphotes simus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

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Shrew-faced squirrel

The shrew-faced squirrel (Rhinosciurus laticaudatus), also known as the long-nosed squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia.

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Squirrel

Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents.

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Subfamily

In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.

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Sundasciurus

Sundasciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callosciurinae

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