Yawancin squirrels yawanci ƙananan dabbobi ne, suna da girma daga squirrel na pygmy na Afirka a 7<unk>10 cm (2.8<unk>3.9 a) a tsawon kuma kawai 10 g (0.35 oz) a nauyi, zuwa ga squirrel mai tashi mai tashi na Laotian a 1.08 m (3 ft 7 a) a tsawon kuma ga marmot na Alpine, wanda nauyinsa ya kai 5 zuwa 8 kg (11 zuwa 18 lb). Squirrels yawanci suna da jiki mai laushi tare da wutsiyoyi da manyan idanu. Gabaɗaya, gashin kansu yana da taushi da siliki, kodayake ya fi kauri a wasu nau'ikan fiye da wasu. Launin gashin squirrels yana da bambanci tsakanin nau'ikan nau'ikan. A yawancin nau'ikan squirrel, ƙananan dabbobi sun fi tsayi fiye da na gaba, yayin da dukkan nau'ikan suna da digiri huɗu ko biyar a kowane bangare.
mai laushi da siliki