Callosciurinae

The Callosciurinae are an Asiatic subfamily of squirrels containing over 60 species (mostly found in South East Asia) named after the genus Callosciurus, which means "beautiful squirrels".

==Classification== Family Sciuridae Subfamily Callosciurinae Tribe Callosciurini Callosciurus – Beautiful squirrels (15 species) Dremomys – Red-cheeked squirrels or Asian montane squirrels (six species) Exilisciurus – Asian pygmy squirrels (three species) Glyphotes – sculptor squirrel Hyosciurus – Long-nosed squirrels (two species) Lariscus – Striped ground squirrels (four species) Menetes – Berdmore's ground squirrel or Indochinese ground squirrel Nannosciurus – Black-eared pygmy squirrel Prosciurillus– Dwarf squirrels or Sulawesi tree squirrels (five species) Rhinosciurus – Shrew-faced squirrel Rubrisciurus – Red-bellied squirrel or Sulawesi giant squirrel Sundasciurus – Sunda tree squirrels (two subgenera, 15 species) Tamiops – Asiatic striped squirrels (four species) Tribe Funambulini Funambulus – palm squirrels (two subgenera, five species)