Genus

Asian Pygmy Squirrels

Exilisciurus

2 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
GenusExilisciurus (Asian Pygmy Squirrels)

Species in this group

Exilisciurus exilis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Exilisciurus whiteheadi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Asian Pygmy Squirrels

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 2	~60%
	Tufted Pygmy Squirrel			~40%
	Least Pygmy Squirrel			~30%
2	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	~40%
	Least Pygmy Squirrel			~40%
3	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	~30%
	Least Pygmy Squirrel			~30%
4	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	~30%
	Least Pygmy Squirrel			~30%

Asian Pygmy Squirrels

Species in this group

Least Pygmy Squirrel

Tufted Pygmy Squirrel

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Asian Pygmy Squirrels

Parks Ranked