Subfamily
Xerinae (Ground and african tree squirrels)
Callospermophilus lateralis. Photo: (c) Bob Hislop, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Xerinae comprise a subfamily of squirrels, many of which are highly terrestrial. It includes the tribes Marmotini (marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, and other Holarctic ground squirrels), Xerini (African and some Eurasian ground squirrels), and Protoxerini (African tree squirrels).
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
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Subclass: Theria (Therians)
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Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
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Superorder: Euarchontoglires (Primates, rodents, and allies)
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Order: Rodentia (Rodents)
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Suborder: Sciuromorpha (Squirrels, dormice, and mountain beavers)
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Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels)
- Subfamily: Xerinae (Ground and african tree squirrels)
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Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels)
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Suborder: Sciuromorpha (Squirrels, dormice, and mountain beavers)
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Order: Rodentia (Rodents)
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Superorder: Euarchontoglires (Primates, rodents, and allies)
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Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
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Subclass: Theria (Therians)
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Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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