''Exilisciurus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae from forests in Southeast Asia.Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. These tiny squirrels are mostly

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-brown to grey-brown, although ''E. whiteheadi'' has conspicuous ear-tufts. They are active, and feed on both plant-material and insects. There are three species of ''Exilisciurus'': * Least (or plain) pygmy squirrel, ''Exilisciurus exilis'' *

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, ''Exilisciurus concinnus'' * Tufted pygmy squirrel, ''Exilisciurus whiteheadi''

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