Exilisciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae from forests in Southeast Asia.[1] These tiny squirrels are mostly olive-brown to grey-brown, although E. whiteheadi has conspicuous ear-tufts. They are active, and feed on both plant-material and insects.[2]
| Exilisciurus | |
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| Exilisciurus exilis in Sabah, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
| Genus: | Exilisciurus Moore, 1958 |
| Type species | |
| Sciurus exilis | |
| Species | |
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E. concinnus (Thomas, 1888) | |
There are three species of Exilisciurus:[1]
- Philippine pygmy squirrel, Exilisciurus concinnus
- Least (or plain) pygmy squirrel, Exilisciurus exilis
- Tufted pygmy squirrel, Exilisciurus whiteheadi
References
edit- ^ a b Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- ^ Payne, J.; C.F. Francis (1998). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo (3 ed.). The Sabah Society. p. 243. ISBN 967-99947-1-6.
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