Least Pygmy Squirrel
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Least Pygmy Squirrel

Exilisciurus exilis

Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
37 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
July 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Least Pygmy Squirrel sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Tufted Pygmy Squirrel
LC

Tufted Pygmy Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Exilisciurus whiteheadi

40–50% · Likely
Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel

Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Sundasciurus everetti

40–50% · Likely
Borneo Black-banded Squirrel
LC

Borneo Black-banded Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus orestes

40–50% · Likely
Jentink's Squirrel
LC

Jentink's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Sundasciurus jentinki

40–50% · Likely
Prevost's Squirrel
LC

Prevost's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus prevostii

20–30% · Possible
Pale Giant Squirrel
NT

Pale Giant Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Ratufa affinis

10–20% · With luck
Kinabalu Squirrel
LC

Kinabalu Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus baluensis

10–20% · With luck
Plantain Squirrel
LC Endemic

Plantain Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus notatus

10–20% · With luck
🐒 No photo available
LC

Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Petaurista elegans

10–20% · With luck
Low's Squirrel
LC

Low's Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sundasciurus lowii

Insufficient data
🐒 No photo available

Jentink's Flying Squirrel

Mammal

Hylopetes platyurus

Insufficient data
Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat
LC

Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Leopoldamys sabanus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Kinabalu Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Least Pygmy Squirrel sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Least Pygmy Squirrel in Kinabalu Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Least Pygmy Squirrel in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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