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Exilisciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae from forests in Southeast Asia. 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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderRodentia
  5. FamilySciuridae
Observations recorded1,036

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Specimen records
2
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4
Family
Sciuridae

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Callosciurinae
Image
SciurusWhiteheadiSmit.jpg
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Commons category
Exilisciurus
taxon name
Exilisciurus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Exilisciurus
time period
Holocene
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Exilisciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae from forests in Southeast Asia. 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.

There are three species of Exilisciurus: Philippine pygmy squirrel, Exilisciurus concinnus Least (or plain) pygmy squirrel, Exilisciurus exilis Tufted pygmy squirrel, Exilisciurus whiteheadi

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