Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Belongs to Sciurus according to Gmelin 1788
See also Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Sciurus (Prosciurus), Sciurus aberti, Sciurus alleni, Sciurus arizonensis, Sciurus calycinus, Sciurus flavus, Sciurus giganteus, Sciurus griseus, Sciurus niger, 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 Canada (2: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (27: Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
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