Family
Sciuridae
Description
Squirrels are small to medium-sized mammals with long bushy tails. They are widespread in various ecosystems on all continents except Australia. All African squirrels belong to the subfamily Xerinae (together with Holarctic ground squirrels) and are divided into ground (tribe Xerini) and tree (tribe Protoxerini) squirrels. Two genera of ground (Xerus, Euxerus) and two genera of tree squirrels (Heliosciurus and Paraxerus) have been recorded in Ethiopia.
Taxonomy
Sciuridae is a family. There are 7 lower taxonomic units covered in this database.