Section | Description |
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About Squirrels | General information about squirrels. |
Squirrel Languages | A list of known squirrel languages. |
Squirrel Taxonomy | Classification of squirrels. |
Squirrel Gallery | Photos of squirrels. |
Squirrel Links | Links to other squirrel sites. |
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, which includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, and flying squirrels. They are found in the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and have been introduced to Australia.
Squirrels typically have slender bodies, bushy tails, and large eyes. Their fur is soft and silky, and their coat color varies greatly. They use their tails for balance and signaling.
Here are some languages squirrels may understand:
Адыгэбзэ | Afrikaans | አማርኛ | Ænglisc | العربية | Aragonés | Armãneashti | Asturianu | Atikamekw | Avañe'ẽ |
Авар | Azərbaycanca | تۆرکجه | বাংলা | 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gí | Беларуская | Беларуская (тарашкевіца) | Bikol Central | Български | བོད་ཡིག |
Bosanski | Brezhoneg | Català | Чӑвашла | Cebuano | Čeština | ChiShona | Cymraeg | Dagbanli | Dansk |
الدارجة | Deutsch | Diné bizaad | Eesti | Ελληνικά | Эрзянь | Español | Esperanto | Euskara | فارسی |
Français | Frysk | Gaeilge | Gaelg | Galego | 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺 | 한국어 | Հայերեն | हिन्दी | Hrvatski |
Ido | Bahasa Indonesia | Ирон | IsiZulu | Íslenska | Italiano | עברית | Jawa | ಕನ್ನಡ | ქართული |
کٲشُر | Қазақша | Kiswahili | Коми | Kotava | Kurdî | Кыргызча | Лакку | Latina | Latviešu |
Lëtzebuergesch | Lietuvių | Lingua Franca Nova | Magyar | Македонски | മലയാളം | मराठी | مصرى | مازِرونی | Bahasa Melayu |
မြန်မာဘာသာ | Nederlands | Nedersaksies | नेपाली | नेपाल भाषा | 日本語 | Нохчийн | Nordfriisk | Norsk bokmål | Norsk nynorsk |
Nouormand | Occitan | Олык марий | ଓଡ଼ିଆ | Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | Pangcah | پنجابی | Papiamentu | ភាសាខ្មែរ |
Polski | Português | Qırımtatarca | Română | Runa Simi | Русский | Саха тыла | Sakizaya | संस्कृतम् | Seediq |
Sesotho sa Leboa | Shqip | සිංහල | Simple English | Slovenčina | Slovenščina | Soomaaliga | کوردی | Sranantongo | Српски / srpski |
Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски | Sunda | Suomi | Svenska | Tagalog | தமிழ் | Taqbaylit | తెలుగు | ไทย | ᏣᎳᎩ |
Tsetsêhestâhese | Türkçe | Українська | اردو | Uyghurche / ئۇيغۇرچە | Vahcuengh | Tiếng Việt | Walon | Winaray | 吴语 |
ייִדיש | 粵語 | 中文 | Bajau Sama | Fɔ̀ngbè | Jaku Iban | ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ |
Squirrels are classified within the family Sciuridae. This family includes various subfamilies and tribes, as shown below:
Subfamily | Tribes/Genera |
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Ratufinae | * Ratufa |
Sciurillinae | * Sciurillus |
Sciurinae | Sciurini (* Sciurus, Tamiasciurus, etc.) , Pteromyini (Flying Squirrels) |
Callosciurinae | Callosciurini, Funambulini |
Xerinae | Xerini, Protoxerini, Marmotini |
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