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title: "Tufted Pygmy Squirrel"
description: "Exilisciurus whiteheadi — Mammiferi. The tufted pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus whiteheadi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/tufted-pygmy-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tufted Pygmy Squirrel

> Exilisciurus whiteheadi — Mammiferi. The tufted pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus whiteheadi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Exilisciurus whiteheadi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 197
- Wikidata: [Q309089](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309089)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46182](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46182)

## Names

- en: Tufted Pygmy Squirrel
- de: Quasten-Zwerghörnchen
- es: Ardilla pigmea copetuda

## Countries with the most observations

MY (189)

## Summary

The tufted pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus whiteheadi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to highland forest in Borneo, where it can be found foraging on tree trunks. The common name of this tiny squirrel refers to its distinctive ear-tufts. It is omnivorous, with its diet consisting of a mix of insects, primarily ants, flakes of tree bark, mosses, and fruit and vegetable matter.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufted_pygmy_squirrel

## Photo

![Tufted Pygmy Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tufted-pygmy-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: scott_young · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/392734681

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tufted-pygmy-squirrel?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).