Sciuridae
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The Sciurids are a large family of rodents that includes tree squirrels (including flying squirrels), ground squirrels and chipmunks, and also animals like woodchucks, marmots and pikas. They are found in all continents except Australasia and Antarctica.
The following list of genera is non-authoritative, and has not been placed in an order that reflects current taxonomic or cladistic research.