Sciuromorpha

rodent suborder

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  • black-tailed prairie dog
    In rodent: Evolution and classification

    hazel, and fat dormice)Suborder Sciuromorpha (squirrel-like rodents)3 extant (living) families, 7 extinct families containing 89 genera. The extinct families Alagomyidae and Ischyromyidae include the earliest-known fossil rodents. Family Sciuridae (squirrels)272 species in 51 genera. 25 extinct genera.

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