THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Sciuridae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Giant Flying SquirrelPetaurista philippensis (Elliot, 1839) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chinese Giant Flying SquirrelPetaurista xanthotis (Milne-Edwards, 1872) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Travancore Flying SquirrelPetinomys fuscocapillus (Jerdon, 1847) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hagen's Flying SquirrelPetinomys hageni (Jentink, 1888) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Siberut Flying SquirrelPetinomys lugens (Thomas, 1895) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mindanao Flying SquirrelPetinomys mindanensis (Rabor, 1939) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Temminck's Flying SquirrelPetinomys setosus (Temminck, 1844) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vordermann's Flying SquirrelPetinomys vordermanni (Jentink, 1890) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Franklin's Ground SquirrelPoliocitellus franklinii (Sabine, 1822) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Secretive Dwarf SquirrelProsciurillus abstrusus Moore, 1958 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alston's SquirrelProsciurillus alstoni (Anderson, 1879) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Whitish Dwarf SquirrelProsciurillus leucomus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Celebes Dwarf SquirrelProsciurillus murinus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sanghir SquirrelProsciurillus rosenbergii (Jentink, 1879) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mount Topapu SquirrelProsciurillus topapuensis (Roux, 1910) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Weber's Dwarf SquirrelProsciurillus weberi (Jentink, 1890) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slender-tailed SquirrelProtoxerus (Allosciurus) aubinnii (Gray, 1873) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forest Giant SquirrelProtoxerus (Protoxerus) stangeri (Waterhouse, 1842) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese Flying SquirrelPteromys momonga Temminck, 1844 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Siberian Flying SquirrelPteromys volans (Linnaeus, 1758) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Smoky Flying SquirrelPteromyscus pulverulentus (Günther, 1873) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale Giant SquirrelRatufa affinis (Raffles, 1821) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black Giant SquirrelRatufa bicolor (Sparrman, 1778) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indian Giant SquirrelRatufa indica (Erxleben, 1777) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sri Lankan Giant SquirrelRatufa macroura (Pennant, 1769) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tufted Ground SquirrelRheithrosciurus macrotis (Gray, 1857) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shrew-faced SquirrelRhinosciurus laticaudatus (Müller, 1840) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sulawesi Giant SquirrelRubrisciurus rubriventer (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Neotropical Pygmy SquirrelSciurillus pusillus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forrest's Rock SquirrelSciurotamias (Rupestes) forresti (Thomas, 1922) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Père David's Rock SquirrelSciurotamias (Sciurotamias) davidianus (Milne-Edwards, 1867) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guianan SquirrelSciurus (Guerlinguetus) aestuans Linnaeus, 1766 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-throated SquirrelSciurus (Guerlinguetus) gilvigularis Wagner, 1842 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bolivian SquirrelSciurus (Guerlinguetus) ignitus (Gray, 1867) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andean SquirrelSciurus (Guerlinguetus) pucheranii (Fitzinger, 1867) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Richmond's SquirrelSciurus (Guerlinguetus) richmondi Nelson, 1898 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sanborn's SquirrelSciurus (Guerlinguetus) sanborni Osgood, 1944 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fiery SquirrelSciurus (Hadrosciurus) flammifer Thomas, 1904 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Junín Red SquirrelSciurus (Hadrosciurus) pyrrhinus Thomas, 1898 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western Gray SquirrelSciurus (Hesperosciurus) griseus Ord, 1818 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Abert's SquirrelSciurus (Otosciurus) aberti Woodhouse, 1853 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Allen's SquirrelSciurus (Sciurus) alleni Nelson, 1898 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arizona Gray SquirrelSciurus (Sciurus) arizonensis Coues, 1867 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican gray squirrelSciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster F. Cuvier, 1829 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Gray SquirrelSciurus (Sciurus) carolinensis Gmelin, 1788 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Collie's SquirrelSciurus (Sciurus) colliaei Richardson, 1839 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Deppe's SquirrelSciurus (Sciurus) deppei Peters, 1863 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese SquirrelSciurus (Sciurus) lis Temminck, 1844 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican Fox SquirrelSciurus (Sciurus) nayaritensis J. A. Allen, 1890 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Fox SquirrelSciurus (Sciurus) niger Linnaeus, 1758 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.