Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Synonym: Petauristini [invalid subgroup]
Parent taxon: Sciuridae according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
Sister taxa: Albanensia, Arctomyoides, Blackiini, Callosciurini, Cedromus, Cynomyoides, Douglassciurus, Forsythia, Funambulini, Heteroxerus, Marmotini, Miosciurus, Miospermophilus, Nototamias, Oligosciurus, Oligospermophilus, Paenemarmota, Palaearctomys, Palaeosciurus, Parapaenemarmota, Paratamias, Petauristodon, Pliopetaurista, Pliopetes, Pliosciuropterus, Prospermophilus, Protosciurus, Protospermophilus, Protoxerini, Ratufini, Sciurillus, Sciurini, Sciurion, Sciurotamias, Similisciurus, Tamiasciurini, Vulcanisciurus, Xerini
Subtaxa: Aeretes, Aeromys, Aliveria, Belomys, Eoglaucomys, Eupetaurus, Glaucomys, Hylopetes, Iomys, Miopetaurista, Petaurillus, Petaurista, Petinomys, Pteromys, Pteromyscus, Trogopterus
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore