Exilisciurus

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 Temporal range: Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
E. exilis in Sabah, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Subfamily:	Callosciurinae
Genus:	Exilisciurus Moore, 1958
Species
E. concinnus (Thomas, 1888) E. exilis (Müller, 1838) E. whiteheadi (Thomas, 1887)

There are three species of Exilisciurus:[1]

• Least (or plain) pygmy squirrel, Exilisciurus exilis
• Philippine pygmy squirrel, Exilisciurus concinnus
• Tufted pygmy squirrel, Exilisciurus whiteheadi

References

1. 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.
2. 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.