Pictures and facts about the Pygmy squirrels

Pygmy squirrels

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Genus : Sciurillus

Facts about the genus Sciurillus, the pygmy squirrels

Two species of pygmy squirrels are the smallest: the neotropical pygmy squirrel (Sciurillus pusillus) of the Amazon Basin weighs 33 to 45 grams (1 to 1.

Exilisciurus pygmy squirrels are probably the cutest ones. (Full text)

African pygmy squirrels are famous for stuffing seeds in their cheeks. (Full text)

White hawks, howler monkeys, anole lizards and pygmy squirrels are often sighted. (Full text)