Xerinae

Xerinae

Xerinae

South African Ground Squirrel (Xerus inauris)

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Subfamily: Xerinae
Osborn, 1910

Tribes & Genera

Xerini

Atlantoxerus

Spermophilopsis

Xerus

Protoxerini

Epixerus

Funisciurus

Heliosciurus

Myosciurus

Paraxerus

Protoxerus

Marmotini

Ammospermophilus

Cynomys

Marmota

Sciurotamias

Spermophilus

Tamias

Xerinae is a subfamily of squirrels, many of which are highly terrestrial.

References

Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp 754-818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Xerinae)

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Xerini
(Spiny squirrels)

Atlantoxerus	Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus)

Xerus (African ground squirrels)	Subgenus Euxerus: Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus) Subgenus Geosciurus: Cape Ground Squirrel (Xerus inauris) · Mountain Ground Squirrel (Xerus princeps) Subgenus Xerus: Unstriped Ground Squirrel (Xerus rutilus)

Spermophilopsis	Long-clawed Ground Squirrel (Spermophilopsis leptodactylus)

Epixerus	Ebian's Palm Squirrel (Epixerus ebii) · Baifran Palm Squirrel (Epixerus wilsoni)

Funisciurus (African striped squirrels)	Thomas's Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus anerythrus) · Lunda Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus bayonii) · Carruther's Mountain Squirrel (Funisciurus carruthersi) · Funisciurus congricus · Lady Burton's Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus isabella) · Ribboned Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus lemniscatus) · Red-cheeked Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus leucogenys) · Funisciurus pyrrhopus · Kintampo Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus substriatus)

Heliosciurus (Sun squirrels)	Gambian Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus) · Mutable Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis) · Red-legged Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium) · Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus ruwenzorii) · Zanj Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus undulatus)

Myosciurus	African Pygmy Squirrel (Myosciurus pumilio)

Paraxerus (African bush squirrels)	Smith's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi) · African Red Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus luciferus) · Alexander's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus alexandri) · Boehm's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) · Cooper's Green Squirrel (Paraxerus cooperi) · Fernando Po Squirrel (Paraxerus poensis) · Huet's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) · Red Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus palliatus) · Striped Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus flavovittis) · Swynnerton's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus vexillarius) · Vincent's Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus vincenti)

Protoxerus (African giant squirrels)	Slender-tailed Squirrel (Protoxerus aubinnii) · Forest Giant Squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri)

Marmotini
(Ground squirrels)

Large tribe listed separately

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v • d • e Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Xerinae, Marmotini (Ground squirrels) tribe)

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Sciurotamias	Pére David's Rock Squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus) · Forrest's Rock Squirrel (Sciurotamias forresti)

Marmota (Marmots)	Subgenus Marmota: Gray Marmot (Marmota baibacina) · Bobak Marmot (Marmota bobak) · Alaska Marmot (Marmota broweri) · Black-capped Marmot (Marmota camtschatica) · Long-tailed Marmot (Marmota caudata) · Himalayan Marmot (Marmota himalayana) · Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota) · Menzbier's Marmot (Marmota menzbieri) · Groundhog (Marmota monax) · Tarbagan Marmot (Marmota sibirica) Subgenus Petromarmota: Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) · Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) · Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus) · Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis)

Ammospermophilus (Antelope squirrels)	Harris's Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii) · San Joaquin Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni) · White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) · Texas Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus interpres) · Insular Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus insularis)

Cynomys (Prairie dogs)	Gunnison's Prairie Dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) · White-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys leucurus) · Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) · Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus) · Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens)

Tamias (Chipmunks)	Alpine Chipmunk (Tamias alpinus) · Yellow-pine Chipmunk (Tamias amoenus) · Buller's Chipmunk (Tamias bulleri) · Gray-footed Chipmunk (Tamias canipes) · Gray-collared Chipmunk (Tamias cinereicollis) · Cliff Chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis) · Durango Chipmunk (Tamias durangae) · Merriam's Chipmunk (Tamias merriami) · Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus) · California Chipmunk (Tamias obscurus) · Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk (Tamias ochrogenys) · Palmer's Chipmunk (Tamias palmeri) · Panamint Chipmunk (Tamias panamintinus) · Long-eared Chipmunk (Tamias quadrimaculatus) · Colorado Chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus) · Red-tailed Chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus) · Hopi chipmunk (Tamias rufus) · Allen's Chipmunk (Tamias senex) · Siberian Chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus) · Siskiyou Chipmunk (Tamias siskiyou) · Sonoma Chipmunk (Tamias sonomae) · Lodgepole Chipmunk (Tamias speciosus) · Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) · Townsend's Chipmunk (Tamias townsendii) · Uinta Chipmunk (Tamias umbrinus)

Spermophilus	Large genus listed separately

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v • d • e Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Xerinae, Marmotini (Ground squirrels) tribe) (cont.)

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Spermophilus	Tropical Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus adocetus) · Alashan Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus alashanicus) · Ring-tailed Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus annulatus) · Uinita Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus armatus) · Baja California Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus atricapillus) · California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) · Belding's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi) · Idaho Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus) · Merriam's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus canus) · European Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) · Columbian Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus columbianus) · Daurian Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus dauricus) · Wyoming Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus elegans) · Red-cheeked Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus erythrogenys) · Franklin's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii) · Yellow Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus fulvus) · Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) · Sierra Madre Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus madrensis) · Russet Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus major) · Mexican Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mexicanus) · Mohave Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis) · Piute Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mollis) · Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus musicus) · Arctic Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) · Perote Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus perotensis) · Little Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus pygmaeus) · Tien Shan Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus relictus) · Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii) · Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus saturatus) · Spotted Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma) · Speckled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus suslicus) · Round-tailed Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus tereticaudus) · Spermophilus taurensis · Townsend's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus townsendii) · Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) · Long-tailed Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus undulatus) · Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) · Washington Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus washingtoni) · Asia Minor Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus)

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