Preferred Label : sciuridae;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH hyponym : tamias; susliks; chipmunks; eutamias; prairie dogs; Suslik; Citellus; Spermophilus; Dog, Prairie; Dogs, Prairie; Prairie Dog; Chipmunk;
Related MeSH term : squirrels; Squirrel;
MeSH Related Number : txid33553; txid54071; txid9996;
MeSH annotation : in addition to X refs, includes WOODCHUCKS see MARMOTA; IM; qualif permitted;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel;
UNII : txid55153;
Origin ID : D012589;
UMLS CUI : C0036409;
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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.