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Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel
Joseph Smit, public domain, via iNaturalist

Rodents

Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel

Sciurillus pusillus (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishNeotropical Pygmy Squirrel
Dutch—
SpanishArdilla pigmea neotropical
Chinese南美俾格米松鼠
Scientific nameSciurillus pusillus (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

About this species

The Neotropical pygmy squirrel (Sciurillus pusillus) is a South American species of tree squirrel, being the only living species in the genus Sciurillus and the subfamily Sciurillinae. Genetic analysis has shown it to be the sister group to all other squirrels.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilySciuridae
GenusSciurillus

In Suriname

56Records in Suriname
5iNaturalist observations
1938First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo30
  • Sipaliwini22
  • Para2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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