Sciuridae

Synonyms

Chipmunk

Chipmunks

Citellus

Dog, Prairie

Dogs, Prairie

Eutamias

Prairie Dog

Prairie Dogs

Spermophilus

Squirrel

Squirrels

Suslik

Susliks

Tamias

A family of the order Rodentia which contains 49 genera. Some of the more common genera are MARMOTA, which includes the marmot and woodchuck; Sciurus, the gray squirrel, S. carolinensis, and the fox squirrel, S. niger; Tamias, the eastern and western chipmunk; and Tamiasciurus, the red squirrel. The flying squirrels, except the scaly-tailed Anomaluridae, also belong to this family.