Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
Family Sciuridae Batsch, 1788 - squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs
Subfamily Sciurinae Batsch, 1788 - tree and ground squirrels
Genus Microsciurus Allen, 1895 - American pygmy squirrels
1 Microsciurus alfari (J.A. Allen, 1895) - Alfaro's pygmy squirrel
2 Microsciurus flaviventer Gray, 1867
3 Microsciurus mimulus Thomas, 1898 - cloud-forest pygmy squirrel
4 Microsciurus santanderensis Hernandez-Camacho, 1957