Higher classification Exilisciurus | Phylum Chordata Family Sciuridae Scientific name Exilisciurus whiteheadi Rank Species | |
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Similar Exilisciurus, Bornean mountain ground s, Brooke's squirrel, Whitish dwarf squirrel, Celebes dwarf squirrel | ||
The tufted pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus whiteheadi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to highland forest in Borneo. The common name of this tiny squirrel refers to its distinctive ear-tufts.
Its diet consists mainly of the lichens and mosses which cover the trees it inhabits.
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