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Least Pygmy Squirrel
Exilisciurus exilis (Müller, 1838)
Also calledArdilla pigmea normal (spa) · Borneo-Kleinsthörnchen (deu) · Ensfarget Dvergekorn (nob) · Minik Cüce Asya Sincabı (tur) · Scoiattolo pigmeo esile (ita) · borneonkääpiöorava (fin) · veverka holouchá (ces) · wiewiórniczek skromny (pol) · Крошечная белка (rus) · ボルネオコビトリス (jpn) · 侏儒松鼠 (zho)
First described in: Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. Physiol. vol.5 p.138
The least pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus exilis), also known as the plain pygmy squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. This plain olive-brown squirrel is endemic to forests, mostly below an altitude of 750 m (2,500 ft) but locally significantly higher, on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Banggi. Together with the African pygmy squirrel, the least pygmy squirrel is the smallest squirrel in the world, having a total length of 10–14 cm (3.9–5.5 in) and a weight of 12–26 g (0.42–0.92 oz).
== References ==
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
materials_examined
Type Locality: Indonesia, Kalimantan, Kapuas River Basin, Tanah Laut (see Medway, 1977, and Heaney, 1985).
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Kalimantan, Kapuas River Basin, Tanah Laut (see Medway, 1977, and Heaney, 1985).
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
activity
Activity patterns. The Least Pygmy Squirrel is mostly seen on trunks of mid-story trees, occasionally higher than 12 m above the ground.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Mostly in low elevation dipterocarp forests, but in Sarawak, found in areas as high as ¢. 1700 m. The Least Pygmy Squirrelis also able to survive in old logged forests.
Sciuridae
Where it has been recorded
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437386.