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Sign in to saveThe genus Sciurus ( or ) contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.
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Sciurus is a genus of squirrels that includes most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrel species found across North America, Europe, Asia, Central America, and South America. This genus matters because it represents the largest group of the familiar squirrels that people encounter in forests and parks throughout much of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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The genus Sciurus ( or ) contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.
==Species== The number of species in the genus is subject to change. In 2005, Thorington & Hoffman- whose taxonomic interpretation is followed by the IUCN website- accepted 28 species in the genus: