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Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel

Sciurillus pusillus

Classification

Family
Sciuridae

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. Description The Neotropical pygmy squirrel is the smallest species of tree squirrel native to the Americas, measuring on average just 10 cm (3.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 9Peru · 4France