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mammals
rodents
squirrels and relatives
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Local animals in this group:
eastern chipmunk
eastern grey squirrel
fox squirrel
least chipmunk
northern flying squirrel
red squirrel
southern flying squirrel
thirteen-lined ground squirrel
woodchuck, groundhog, whistlepig
See also
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Squirrels
Sciuridae
Kingdom Animalia (animal kingdom)
Phylum Chordata (chordates)
Class
Mammalia
(mammals)
Order
Rodentia
(rodents)
Suborder
Sciuromorpha
(squirrels and relatives)
Family
Sciuridae
(squirrels)
Species
Glaucomys sabrinus
(northern flying squirrel)
Species
Glaucomys volans
(southern flying squirrel)
Species
Sciurus carolinensis
(eastern grey squirrel)
Species
Sciurus niger
(fox squirrel)
Species
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
(red squirrel)
Species
Marmota monax
(woodchuck, groundhog, whistlepig)
Species
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
(thirteen-lined ground squirrel)
Species
Tamias minimus
(least chipmunk)
Species
Tamias striatus
(eastern chipmunk)