Least Pygmy Squirrel
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Least Pygmy Squirrel

Exilisciurus exilis

Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
36 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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). Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Least Pygmy Squirrel sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Prevost's Squirrel
LC

Prevost's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus prevostii

30–40% · Possible
Pale Giant Squirrel
NT

Pale Giant Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Ratufa affinis

30–40% · Possible
Red Giant Flying Squirrel
LC

Red Giant Flying Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Petaurista petaurista

20–30% · Possible
Thomas's Flying Squirrel
LC

Thomas's Flying Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aeromys thomasi

10–20% · With luck
Black Flying Squirrel

Black Flying Squirrel

Mammal

Aeromys tephromelas

Insufficient data
Plantain Squirrel
LC Endemic

Plantain Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus notatus

Insufficient data
Malayan Porcupine
LC

Malayan Porcupine

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hystrix brachyura

10–20% · With luck
Bornean Pithecheirops
Endemic

Bornean Pithecheirops

Mammal

Pithecheirops otion

Insufficient data
Indomalayan Maxomys
LC

Indomalayan Maxomys

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Maxomys surifer

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Least Pygmy Squirrel in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Least Pygmy Squirrel sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Least Pygmy Squirrel in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

May has the highest sighting rate for Least Pygmy Squirrel in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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