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In biological classification , a subfamily ( Latin : subfamilia , plural subfamiliae ) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank , next below family but more inclusive than genus . Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zoological subfamily names with "-inae".

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1-440: Sciurinae ( / s ɪ ˈ j uː r ɪ n eɪ / ) is a subfamily of squirrels (in the family Sciuridae ), uniting the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily (Pteromyinae) and unite all remaining sciurids into the subfamily Sciurinae, but this has been strongly refuted by genetic studies . Subfamily Sciurinae Subfamily Detarioideae

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