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Sciuridae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sciuridae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.750
Unique ID
D012589
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012589
Scope Note
A family of the order Rodentia which contains 49 genera. Some of the more common genera are MARMOTA, which includes the marmot and woodchuck; Sciurus, the gray squirrel, S. carolinensis, and the fox squirrel, S. niger; Tamias, the eastern and western chipmunk; and Tamiasciurus, the red squirrel. The flying squirrels, except the scaly-tailed Anomaluridae, also belong to this family.
Entry Term(s)
Chipmunks
Citellus
Eutamias
Prairie Dogs
Spermophilus
Squirrels
Susliks
Tamias
Registry Numbers
txid55153
txid54071
txid9996
txid33553
Related Numbers
txid33553
txid54071
txid9996
Previous Indexing
Rodentia (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
82; was SQUIRRELS 1968-81; CHIPMUNKS was see under RODENTS 1975-81; GROUND SQUIRRELS was see SQUIRRELS 1981, was indexed under RODENTS or SQUIRRELS 1975-80; MARMOTA was MARMOTS see under RODENTS 1975-81
Online Note
use SCIURIDAE to search SQUIRRELS 1968-81 & CHIPMUNKS & GROUND SQUIRRELS 1975-81
History Note
82; was SQUIRRELS 1968-81; CHIPMUNKS was see under RODENTS 1975-81; GROUND SQUIRRELS was see SQUIRRELS 1981, was see under CHIPMUNKS 1975-80
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Sciuridae Preferred
Chipmunks Narrower
Eutamias Narrower
Prairie Dogs Narrower
Susliks Narrower
Squirrels Related
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