Tenes Sciurus Hesperosciurus Otosciurus Guerlinguetus Hadrosciurus Urosciurus The genus Sciurus (/saɪˈjʊərəs/ or /sɪˈjuːrəs/) contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.

Their taxonomic treatment might also require Sciurus deppei to be moved to Notosciurus.

[3] A 2020 paper published on the taxonomy of Sciurinae split Sciurus into multiple new genera and elevated several subgenera.

The paper included genetic sampling from almost all recognized species and recommends the following species assignments:[4] Additionally, the paper suggests moving Andean squirrel back to subtribe Microsciurina, the dwarf squirrels, and assigns it to the newly described genus Leptosciurus.

The paper did not include genetic sampling or taxonomic suggestions for gilvigularis, meridionalis, sanborni, or flammifer.