The tufted pygmy squirrel (''Exilisciurus whiteheadi'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to highland forest in Borneo. The common name of this tiny squirrel refers to its distinctive ear-tufts. Its diet consists mainly of the lichens and mosses which cover the trees it inhabits.

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*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. Exilisciurus Rodents of Southeast Asia Rodents of Malaysia Rodents of Indonesia Mammals of Brunei Endemic fauna of Borneo Least concern biota of Asia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1887 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{Squirrel-stub