Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents Family Sciuridae Batsch, 1788 - squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs Subfamily Pteromyinae Brandt, 1855 - flying squirrels Genus Aeromys Robinson & Kloss, 1915 - large black flying squirrels Aeromys thomasi Hose, 1900 - Thomas' flying squirrel