Sciurus
| Sciurus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Tribe: | Sciurini |
| Genus: | Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Sciurus vulgaris | |
| Subgenera | |
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The genus Sciurus (/saɪˈjʊərəs/ or /sɪˈjuːrəs/) contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.