Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Parent taxon: Sciuridae according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
Sister taxa: Albanensia, Arctomyoides, Blackiini, 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, Pteromyinae, Ratufini, Sciurillus, Sciurini, Sciurion, Sciurotamias, Similisciurus, Tamiasciurini, Vulcanisciurus, Xerini
Subtaxa: Callosciurus, Dremomys, Exilisciurus, Glyphotes, Hyosciurus, Lariscus, Menetes, Nannosciurus, Prosciurillus, Rhinosciurus, Rubrisciurus, Sundasciurus, Tamiops
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore