Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Eutheria Gill, 1872 see Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                 Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
                   Suborder Sciuromorpha Brandt, 1855
                     Superfamily Sciuroidea Batsch, 1788
                       Family Sciuridae Batsch, 1788 - squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs
                         Subfamily Sciurinae Batsch, 1788 - tree and ground squirrels
                           Tribe Tamiasciurini Pocock, 1923
                             Genus Tamiasciurus Trouessart, 1880 - American red squirrels
                               Tamiasciurus douglasii (Bachman, 1839) - Douglas' squirrel
                               Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben, 1777) - American red squirrel