Tufted Pygmy Squirrel

Tufted Pygmy Squirrel
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Exilisciurus
Species: E. whiteheadi
Binomial name
Exilisciurus whiteheadi
(Thomas, 1887)

The Tufted Pygmy Squirrel (Exilisciurus whiteheadi) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to highland forest in Borneo. The common name of this tiny squirrel refers to its distinctive ear-tufts.

References

  1. ^ Duckworth, J. W., Meijaard, E., Giman, B. & Han, K. H. (2008). Exilisciurus whiteheadi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.