Species of squirrel around the world
Note that some of the species has a link where you can see a picture of one.
- Sciurinae
- Ammospermophilus
A. harrisii - Harris Antelope Squirrel; southwest USA
A. insularis
A. interpres - Texas Antelope Squirrel; Texas
A. leucurus - White-tailed Antelope Squirrel; Southwest USA
A. nelsoni - Nelson's Antelope Squirrel (I think you need those 3D glasses to see this one); Southwest USA
- Atlantoxerus
A. getulus
- Callosciurus
C. adamsi
C. albescens
C. baluensis
C. caniceps
C. erythraeus - Golden-Backed Squirrel; Indochina, Taiwan, Japan
C. finlaysonii
C. inornatus
C. melanogaster
C. nigrovittatus
C. notatus
C. orestes
C. phayrei - Phayre's Squirrel; Indochina, Taiwan
C. prevostii - Prevost Squirrel; Indonesia, Malaysia
C. pygerythrus
C. quinquestriatus
- Cynomys
C. gunnisoni - Gunnison's Prairie Dog; New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona
C. leucurus
C. ludovicianus - Black-tailed Prairie Dog; Midwestern USA
C. mexicanus
C. parvidens
- Dremomys
D. everetti
D. lokriah
D. pernyi
D. pyrrhomerus
D. rufigenis
- Epixerus
E. ebii
E. wilsoni
- Exilisciurus
E. concinnus
E. exilis
E. whiteheadi
- Funambulus
F. layardi
F. palmarum
F. pennantii - Indian Palm Squirrel (India); Photo by Bert Wells.
F. sublineatus
F. tristriatus
- Funisciurus
F. anerythrus
F. bayonii
F. carruthersi
F. congicus
F. isabella
F. lemniscatus
F. leucogenys
F. pyrropus - Red-footed Tree Squirrel; Africa
F. substriatus
- Glyphotes
G. simus
- Heliosciurus
H. gambianus - Gambian Sun Squirrel; Africa
H. mutabilis
H. punctatus
H. rufobrachium
H. ruwenzorii
H. undulatus
- Hyosciurus
H. heinrichi
H. ileile
- Lariscus
L. hosei
L. insignis
L. niobe
L. obscurus
- Marmota
M. baibacina
M. bobak
M. broweri
M. caligata - Hoary Marmot; northwestern USA
M. camtschatica
M. caudata
M. flaviventris - Yellow-bellied Marmot; northwestern USA
M. himalayana
M. marmota - Alpine Marmot; Europe
M. menzbieri
M. monax - Woodchuck; eastern USA
M. olympus - Olympic Marmot; northwest Washington state
M. sibirica
M. vancouverensis - Vancouver Island Marmot; Vancouver is. (western Canada)
- Menetes
M. berdmorei
- Microsciurus
M. alfari
M. flaviventer
M. mimulus
M. santanderensis
- Myosciurus
M. pumilio
- Nannosciurus
N. melanotis
- Paraxerus
P. alexandri
P. boehmi
P. cepapi - Smith's Bush Squirrel; Africa
P. cooperi
P. flavovittis
P. lucifer
P. ochraceus
P. palliatus
P. poensis
P. vexillarius
P. vincenti
- Prosciurillus
P. abstrusus
P. leucomus
P. murinus
P. weberi
- Protoxerus
P. aubinnii
P. stangeri
- Ratufa
R. affinis
R. bicolor - Black Giant Squirrel; southeast Asia
R. indica
R. macroura
- Rheithrosciurus
R. macrotis
- Rhinosciurus
R. laticaudatus
- Rubrisciurus
R. rubriventer
- Sciurillus
S. pusillus
- Sciurotamias
S. davidianus
S. forresti
- Sciurus - Largest Genus of Tree Squirrels (also includes pictures)
S. aberti
S. aestuans
S. alleni
S. anomalus
S. arizonensis
S. aureogaster
S. carolinensis
S. colliaei
S. deppei
S. flammifer
S. gilvigularis
S. granatensis
S. griseus
S. ignitus
S. igniventris
S. lis
S. nayaritensis
S. niger
S. oculatus
S. pucheranii
S. pyrrhinus
S. richmondi
S. sanborni
S. spadiceus - South Amazon Red Squirrel (I think); Bolivia, Brazil
S. stramineus
S. variegatoides
S. vulgaris
S. yucatanensis
- Spermophilopsis
S. leptodactylus
- Spermophilus
S. adocetus
S. alashanicus
S. annulatus
S. armatus - Uinta Ground Squirrel; Utah
S. atricapillus
S. beecheyi - California Ground Squirrel; far western USA
S. beldingi - Belding's Ground Squirrel; California, Nevada
S. brunneus
S. canus
S. citellus
S. columbianus - Columbian Ground Squirrel; British Columbia
S. dauricus
S. elegans - Wyoming Ground Squirrel; Wyoming, Idaho, Montana
S. erythrogenys
S. franklinii
S. fulvus
S. lateralis - Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel; western USA
S. madrensis - Sierra Madre Mantled Ground Squirrel; southwestern USA
S. major
S. mexicanus - Mexican Ground Squirrel; Texas, Mexico
S. mohavensis - Mojave Ground Squirrel; Western USA, Mexico
S. mollis
S. musicus
S. parryii - Arctic Ground Squirrel; Alaska, Siberia, Canada
S. perotensis
S. pygmaeus
S. relictus
S. richardsonii - Richardson's Ground Squirrel; Alberta, Montana, Dakotas
S. saturatus - Cascade Mantled Ground Squirrel; northern Rockies
S. spilosoma - Spotted Ground Squirrel; western USA and plains states, Mexico
S. suslicus - European Souslik; eastern Europe
S. tereticaudus
S. townsendii - Townsend's Ground Squirrel; western USA
S. tridecemlineatus - Thirteen lined Ground Squirrel; midwestern USA
S. undulatus
S. variegatus - Rock Squirrel; Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado
S. washingtoni
S. xanthoprymnus
- Sundasciurus
S. brookei
S. davensis
S. fraterculus
S. hippurus
S. hoogstraali
S. jentinki
S. juvencus
S. lowii
S. mindanensis
S. moellendorffi
S. philippinensis
S. rabori
S. samarensis
S. steerii
S. tenuis
- Syntheosciurus
S. brochus
- Tamias
T. alpinus
T. amoenus --Yellow pine chipmunk; northwest USA, southwest Canada
T. bulleri
T. canipes
T. cinereicollis
T. dorsalis
T. durangae
T. merriami - Merriam's Chipmunk
T. minimus - Least Chipmunk; southern Canada, northwestern USA
T. obscurus
T. ochrogenys
T. palmeri
T. panamintinus - Panamint Chipmunk
T. quadrimaculatus
T. quadrivittatus - Colorado Chipmunk; Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
T. ruficaudus
T. rufus
T. senex
T. sibiricus - Siberian Chipmunk; Russia, Korea, China, Japan
T. siskiyou
T. sonomae
T. speciosus - Lodgepole Chipmunk
T. striatus - Eastern Chipmunk; Eastern USA
T. townsendii - Townsend's Chipmunk; Oregon and Washington
T. umbrinus - Uinta Chipmunk; Utah
- Tamiasciurus
T. douglasii - Douglas Squirrel; British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California
T. hudsonicus - American Red Squirrel; Canada, northern and western USA
T. mearnsi
- Tamiops
T. macclellandi - Himalayan Striped Squirrel
T. maritimus
T. rodolphei
T. swinhoei
- Xerus
X. erythropus - Cape Ground Squirrel; South Africa
X. inauris - Unstriped Ground Squirrel; Africa
X. princeps
X. rutilus
- Petauristinae
- Aeretes
A. melanopterus
- Aeromys
A. tephromelas
A. thomasi
- Belomys
B. pearsonii
- Biswamoyopterus
B. biswasi
- Eupetaurus
E. cinereus - Wooly Flying Squirrel; India
- Glaucomys
G. sabrinus - Northern Flying Squirrel; Canada, northern and western USA
G. volans - Southern Flying Squirrel; Eastern USA, Mexico
- Hylopetes
H. alboniger
H. baberi
H. bartelsi
H. fimbriatus
H. lepidus
H. nigripes
H. phayrei
H. sipora
H. spadiceus
H. winstoni
- Iomys
I. horsfieldi
I. sipora
- Petaurillus
P. emiliae
P. hosei
P. kinlochii
- Petaurista
P. alborufus
P. elegans
P. leucogenys - Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel; Japan
P. magnificus
P. nobilis
P. petaurista - Red Giant Flying Squirrel; southeast Asia
P. philippensis
P. xanthotis
- Petinomys
P. crinitus
P. fuscocapillus
P. genibarbis
P. hageni
P. lugens
P. sagitta
P. setosus
P. vordermanni
- Pteromys
P. momonga - Japanese Pygmy Flying Squirrel (Awww! Cuuute!); Japan
P. volans - Siberian Flying Squirrel; Finland to Japan
- Pteromyscus
P. pulverulentus
- Trogopterus
T. xanthipes
Special Note: Please be aware that not all of these pictures are mine. I borrowed them from other websites and I downloaded them to my homepager.
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