Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

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, Pteromyinae, Sciurillus, Sciurini, Sciurion, Sciurotamias, Similisciurus, Tamiasciurini, Vulcanisciurus, Xerini

Subtaxa: Ratufa

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Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore