Sciurinae

Squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris)

The tree and flying squirrels ( Sciurinae ) form a subfamily of squirrels ( Sciuridae ).

Its most famous representative is the squirrel - - ​​In this taxon the tree squirrels and flying squirrels are summarized. Because of their Gleitmembranen the flying squirrel were compared with all other squirrel ( " ground and tree squirrels " ) in older classifications in a separate subfamily. However, this classification does not reflect the actual descent conditions, as the ground and tree squirrels formed a paraphyletic group, meaning that they did not include all descendants of a common ancestor.

Genetic studies it was concluded that the flying squirrel and the tree squirrels form a common clade; herein are the flying squirrel, the sister group of the tree squirrels.

The following genera are distinguished:

• Tribus tree squirrels ( Sciurini ) New World dwarf squirrel ( Microsciurus )
• Bornean squirrel ( Rheithrosciurus )
• Squirrels (Sciurus )
• Central American mountain squirrel ( Syntheosciurus )
• American Red Squirrel ( Tamiasciurus )

• Furrows tooth flying squirrel ( Aeretes )
• Black Flying Squirrel ( Aeromys )
• Haarfuß flying squirrel ( Belomys )
• Namdapha flying squirrel ( Biswamoyopterus )
• Kashmir Flying Squirrel ( Eoglaucomys )
• Felsgleithörnchen ( Eupetaurus )
• New World flying squirrels ( Glaucomys )
• Horseshoe flying squirrel ( Hylopetes )
• Horsfield flying squirrel ( Iomys )
• Kleinstgleithörnchen ( Petaurillus )
• Riesengleithörnchen ( Petaurista )
• Zwerggleithörnchen ( Petinomys )
• Real flying squirrels ( Pteromys )
• Smoke Grey Flying Squirrel ( Pteromyscus )
• Complex tooth flying squirrel ( Trogopterus )