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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. [2]
The woodland dormouse (Graphiurus murinus) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. [2] 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.
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 .
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
The African bush squirrels are a genus of squirrels, Paraxerus, in the subfamily Xerinae. [1] They are only found in Africa. The 11 species in this genus are: Alexander's bush squirrel (P. alexandri) Boehm's bush squirrel (P. boehmi) Smith's bush squirrel (P. cepapi) Cooper's mountain squirrel (P. cooperi) Striped bush squirrel (P. flavovittis)
Squirrels are generally small animals, ranging in size from the African pygmy squirrel and least pygmy squirrel at 10–14 cm (3.9–5.5 in) in total length and just 12–26 g (0.42–0.92 oz) in weight, [8] [9] to the Bhutan giant flying squirrel at up to 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in) in total length, [10] and several marmot species, which can weigh 8 kg ...
They are known as anomalures or scaly-tailed squirrels or [African] flying squirrels. The six extant species are classified into two genera. ... Pygmy scaly-tailed ...