Cute Squirrel

Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels are all members of the squirrel family. Native to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, squirrels were brought to Australia by people. The Eocene epoch yielded the earliest fossilized squirrels, and among the surviving rodent groups, the squirrels are most closely linked to the dormice and the mountain beaver.