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Sciuridae
Description
Family Sciuridae
About 250 species of squirrels have been described worldwide. Three basic types of squirrels are known according to their habitat; flying squirrels, tree squirrels and ground squirrels. Squirrels are characterized by their flat and bushy tails. Their hind are feet equipped with five digits. This family is represented by one species in the Middle East (Wilson et al. 2016).
Notes
Published as part of Amr, Zuhair S., Abu, Mohammad A., Qumsiyeh, Mazin & Eid, Ehab, 2018, Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan, pp. 1-94 in Zootaxa 4397 (1) on page 7, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4397.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1202783
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