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Descriptor English:
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Sciuridae
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Sciuridae
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Sciuridae
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Synonyms English:
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Chipmunk
Chipmunks
Citellus
Dog, Prairie
Dogs, Prairie
Eutamias
Prairie Dog
Prairie Dogs
Spermophilus
Squirrel
Squirrels
Suslik
Susliks
Tamias
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.750
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Definition English:
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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. |
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History Note English:
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82; was SQUIRRELS 1968-81; CHIPMUNKS was see under RODENTS 1975-81; GROUND SQUIRRELS was see SQUIRRELS 1981, was see under CHIPMUNKS 1975-80
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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12970
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Unique Identifier:
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D012589
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DeCS
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