Thorington, Richard W., Jr., and Robert S. Hoffman / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family Sciuridae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
754-818
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sciurillinae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Thorington, Richard W., Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele, and James F. Whatton
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2012-01-01 / 2012-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Squirrels of the World
Page(s):
vii + 459
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-4214-0469-9/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sciurillinae
Sciurillinae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Sciurillinae: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Moore (1959) recognized the subtribe Sciurillina, noting that "Sciurillus is one of the most distinctive genera of squirrels in the world... In this measure of divergence... they are approached only by the Ratufini." Supporting this prescient observation, recent molecular work places Sciurillus as a basal member of the Sciuridae (Mercer and Roth, 2003; Steppan et al., 2004), leading to its recognition as a distinct subfamily, Sciurillinae (Steppan et al., 2004)