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Together with the least pygmy squirrel of Asia, the African pygmy squirrel is the world's smallest squirrel measuring about 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in) in total length and just 15–18 g (0.53–0.63 oz) in weight, which is less than a typical house mouse.
African Pygmy" is used for disambiguation from "Asiatic Pygmy", a name applied to the Negrito populations of Southeast Asia. Dembner (1996) reported a universal "disdain for the term 'pygmy ' " among the Pygmy peoples of Central Africa: the term is considered a pejorative, and people prefer to be referred to by the name of their respective ...
The Protoxerini comprise a tribe of squirrels found in Africa. The 30 species in six genera are: [1] Epixerus - Ebian's palm squirrel; Funisciurus (nine species) - African striped squirrels; Heliosciurus (six species) - sun squirrels; Myosciurus (monotypic) - African pygmy squirrel; Paraxerus (11 species) - African bush squirrels
It is native to southern and eastern Africa and is also known as the African dormouse, African dwarf dormouse, African pygmy dormouse, or colloquially as micro squirrel. Found in limited numbers in the pet trade, it has complicated care requirements compared to other pet rodents. [ 3 ]
African giant squirrel; African grass rat; African marsh rat; African pygmy mouse; African pygmy squirrel; African smoky mouse; African wading rat; Agag gerbil; Alexander's bush squirrel; Algerian mouse; Allen's wood mouse; Angolan marsh rat; Angolan wood mouse; Arid thicket rat; Awash multimammate mouse
The least pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus exilis), also known as the plain pygmy squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. [2] 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 .
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Epixerus ebii wilsoni is a subspecies of the squirrel Epixerus ebii from Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It has also been treated as a separate species. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.