answersLogoWhite

0

What genus is a squirrel?

Updated: 8/9/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago

Best Answer

The squirrel belongs to the ratufa genus and the Animalia kingdom. The squirrel also belongs to the scuridae family and the rodentia order.

User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

You need to be more specific? I am thinking a corkscrew squirrel but I could be wrong.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

The tree squirrel's genus is raufa the species is what species your are looking at.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

It is Sciuridae I think that is what the family is called.And they are rodents.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

Squirrels are rodents.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What genus is a squirrel?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What genus does the squirrel monkey belong to?

The squirrel monkey belongs to the Saimiri genus.Kingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:MammaliaOrder:PrimatesFamily:CebidaeSubfamily:Saimiriinae


What does the word xerus mean?

A genus of African ground squirrel.


Is a marmot a squirrel?

Yes. Marmots are a genus of ground squirrels.


What is the word obtained after unscrambling the word aomrmt?

The anagram is marmot, a genus of ground squirrel.


Squirrel in tagalog word?

Tagalog: ardilya, mutit - genus SundasciurusSquirrel in Spanish is ardilla.


Will squirrels be found in pine trees?

Sometimes they do. Indeed there is a whole genus called pine squirrels living in North America. It has three species of squirrels: the American red squirrel, the Douglas squirrel and Mearns squirrel. The American red squirrel should not be confused with the European squirrel.


What is a barking squirrel?

A barking squirrel is another term for a prairie dog, any of the genus Cynomus of small, stout-bodied burrowing rodents which are native to North and Central America.


What are the two binomial nomenclature parts?

The first part is the genus part and the second part is the species. For example, the red squirrel is Sciurus vulgaris. The sciurus part shows which branch of squirrel its from, and the vulgaris part shows exactly which type it is.


What two classifications make up the binomial name?

The first part is the genus part and the second part is the species. For example, the red squirrel is Sciurus vulgaris. The sciurus part shows which branch of squirrel its from, and the vulgaris part shows exactly which type it is.


What is the class of squirrel?

Flying squirrels, scientifically known as Pteromyini or Petauristini, are a Tribe_(biology) of 44 Speciesof Squirrel(Family_(biology) Sciuridae).


What kind of squirrel is the largest squirrel?

A squirrel is the largest squirrel


Are there anymore types of squirrel that is not the flying squirrel or the squirrel monkey?

There is the Grey Squirrel and the Red Squirrel