Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   MAMMAL   (MAMMALIA)
Order   RODENT   (RODENTIA)
Family   RODENT - SQUIRREL AND WOODCHUCK   (SCIURIDAE)
Species 
Common name: SQUIRREL - PREVOST'S
Scientific name: CALLOSCIURUS PREVOSTI
Common name: SQUIRREL - UNITA GROUND
Scientific name: CITELLUS ARMATUS
Common name: SQUIRREL - CALIFORNIA GROUND
Scientific name: CITELLUS BEECHEYI
Common name: SQUIRREL - COLOMBIAN GROUND
Scientific name: CITELLUS COLUMBIANUS
Common name: SQUIRREL - GOLDEN MANTLED
Scientific name: CITELLUS LATERALIS
Common name: SQUIRREL - THIRTEEN LINED GROUND
Scientific name: CITELLUS TRIDECEMLINEATUS
Common name: SQUIRREL - ARCTIC GROUND
Scientific name: CITELLUS UNDULATUS
Common name: SQUIRREL - ROCK GROUND
Scientific name: CITELLUS VARIEGATUS
Common name: GROUND SQUIRREL - ASIA MINOR
Scientific name: CITELLUS XANTHOPRYMNUS
Common name: PRAIRIE DOG - BLACKTAIL
Scientific name: CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS
Common name: CHIPMUNK - YELLOW PINE
Scientific name: EUTAMIAS AMOENUS
Common name: CHIPMUNK - LEAST
Scientific name: EUTAMIAS MINIMUS
Common name: MARMOT - HOARY
Scientific name: MARMOTA CALIGATA
Common name: MARMOT - YELLOW BELLY
Scientific name: MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS
Common name: WOODCHUCK - GROUND SQUIRREL
Scientific name: MARMOTA MONAX
Common name: MARMOT - OLYMPIC
Scientific name: MARMOTA OLYMPUS
Common name:
Scientific name: RATUCA INDICA
Common name: SQUIRREL - ARIZONA GRAY
Scientific name: SCIURUS ARIZONENSIS
Common name: SQUIRREL - EASTERN GRAY
Scientific name: SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS
Common name: SQUIRREL - BLACK SPECIES
Scientific name: SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS BLACK
Common name: SQUIRREL - WESTERN GREY
Scientific name: SCIURUS GRISEUS
Common name: SQUIRREL - EASTERN FOX
Scientific name: SCIURUS NIGER
Common name: SQUIRREL - BLACK SPECIES
Scientific name: SCIURUS SPECIES
Common name: SQUIRREL - DOUGLAS OR CHICKAREE
Scientific name: TAMIASCIURUS DOUGLASI
Common name: SQUIRREL - RED
Scientific name: TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS
Common name: CHIPMUNK - EASTERN USA
Scientific name: TAMIAS STRIATUS
Common name: GROUND SQUIRREL - CAPE
Scientific name: XERUS INAURIS