Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Synonym: Sciurus cinereus Linnaeus 1758
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Sciurus according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
See also Linnaeus 1758 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Sciurus (Prosciurus), Sciurus aberti, Sciurus alleni, Sciurus arizonensis, Sciurus calycinus, Sciurus carolinensis, Sciurus flavus, Sciurus giganteus, Sciurus griseus, Sciurus olsoni, Sciurus panolius, Sciurus prevostii, Sciurus siderolithicus, Sciurus spectabilis, Sciurus venturus, Sciurus vittatus, Sciurus vortmani, Sciurus vulgaris
Ecology: arboreal granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (7: Florida, Ohio, Texas collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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