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title: "Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel"
description: "Sciurillus pusillus — Zoogdieren. The Neotropical pygmy squirrel (Sciurillus pusillus) is a South American species of tree squirrel, being the only living species in the genus Sciurillus and the subfamily Sciurillinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/neotropical-pygmy-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel

> Sciurillus pusillus — Zoogdieren. The Neotropical pygmy squirrel (Sciurillus pusillus) is a South American species of tree squirrel, being the only living species in the genus Sciurillus and the subfamily Sciurillinae.

- Scientific name: *Sciurillus pusillus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 56
- Wikidata: [Q694473](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q694473)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46026](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46026)

## Names

- en: Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel
- de: Neuweltliches Kleinsthörnchen
- es: Ardilla Pigmea Neotropical
- fr: Écureuil pygmée néo-tropical
- pt: Sciurillus
- pl: Tropikowiórka karłowata

## Countries with the most observations

GF (20), BR (15), PE (5), SR (5)

## Summary

The Neotropical pygmy squirrel (Sciurillus pusillus) is a South American species of tree squirrel, being the only living species in the genus Sciurillus and the subfamily Sciurillinae. Genetic analysis has shown it to be the sister group to all other squirrels.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/275119336

## Machine access

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