Xerinae

Subfamily Xerinae
Range
Taxonomic classification
Order:	Rodentia
Suborder:	Sciuromorpha
Family:	Sciuridae

Xerinae is a subfamily in the family Sciuridae containing nearly 140 species. It includes the marmots, prairie dogs, chipmunks, and some species of squirrels. The North American distribution of this subfamily is shown on the right. Species found in the United States are listed below.

Available taxon pages

The following tribes are available on WhiskerWiki for this subfamily:

• Tribe: Marmotini
  • Genus: Urocitellus
    • Subgenus: No information
      • Urocitellus armatus
      • Urocitellus beldingi
      • Urocitellus brunneus
      • Urocitellus canus
      • Urocitellus columbianus
      • Urocitellus elegans
      • Urocitellus idahoensis
      • Urocitellus mollis
      • Urocitellus parryii
      • Urocitellus richardsonii
      • Urocitellus townsendii
      • Urocitellus washingtoni
  • Genus: Otospermophilus
    • Subgenus: No information
      • Otospermophilus beecheyi
      • Otospermophilus douglasii
      • Otospermophilus variegatus
  • Genus: Poliocitellus
    • Subgenus: No information
      • Poliocitellus franklinii
  • Genus: Xerospermophilus
    • Subgenus: No information
      • Xerospermophilus mohavensis
      • Xerospermophilus spilosoma
      • Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
  • Genus: Marmota
    • Subgenus: Marmota
      • Marmota monax
      • Marmota broweri
    • Subgenus: Petromarmota
      • Marmota caligata
      • Marmota flaviventris
      • Marmota olympus
  • Genus: Ammospermophilus
    • Subgenus: No information
      • Ammospermophilus interpres
      • Ammospermophilus leucurus
      • Ammospermophilus nelsoni
      • Ammospermophilus harrisii
  • Genus: Callospermophilus
    • Subgenus: No information
      • Callospermophilus lateralis
      • Callospermophilus saturatus
  • Genus: Cynomys
    • Subgenus: Leucocrossuromys
      • Cynomys gunnisoni
      • Cynomys leucurus
      • Cynomys parvidens
    • Subgenus: Cynomys
      • Cynomys ludovicianus
  • Genus: Ictidomys
    • Subgenus: No information
      • Ictidomys parvidens
      • Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
• Tribe: Tamiini
  • Genus: Neotamias
    • Subgenus: No information
      • Neotamias quadrivittatus
      • Neotamias ruficaudus
      • Neotamias rufus
      • Neotamias senex
      • Neotamias siskiyou
      • Neotamias sonomae
      • Neotamias speciosus
      • Neotamias townsendii
      • Neotamias umbrinus
      • Neotamias quadrimaculatus
      • Neotamias alpinus
      • Neotamias amoenus
      • Neotamias canipes
      • Neotamias cinereicollis
      • Neotamias cratericus
      • Neotamias dorsalis
      • Neotamias grisescens
      • Neotamias merriami
      • Neotamias minimus
      • Neotamias obscurus
      • Neotamias ochrogenys
      • Neotamias palmeri
      • Neotamias panamintinus
  • Genus: Tamias
    • Subgenus: No information
      • Tamias striatus