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 Myosciurus Thomas, 1909 - African pygmy squirrel Myosciurus pumilio (Le Conte, 1857) - African pygmy squirrel