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title: "Least Pygmy Squirrel"
description: "Exilisciurus exilis — Zoogdieren. The least pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus exilis), also known as the plain pygmy squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/least-pygmy-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Least Pygmy Squirrel

> Exilisciurus exilis — Zoogdieren. The least pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus exilis), also known as the plain pygmy squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Exilisciurus exilis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 609
- Wikidata: [Q308780](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q308780)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46183](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46183)

## Names

- en: Least Pygmy Squirrel
- de: Borneo-Kleinsthörnchen
- es: Ardilla pigmea normal

## Countries with the most observations

MY (538), BN (16), ID (7)

## Summary

The least pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus exilis), also known as the plain pygmy squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. This plain olive-brown squirrel is endemic to forests, mostly below an altitude of 750 m (2,500 ft) but locally significantly higher, on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Banggi. Together with the African pygmy squirrel, the least pygmy squirrel is the smallest squirrel in the world, having a total length of 10–14 cm (3.9–5.5 in) and a weight of 12–26 g (0.42–0.92 oz).

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330939934

## Machine access

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