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Sculptor Squirrel

Glyphotes simus

Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Glyphotes
IUCN status
DD
Distribution
Malaysia
Realm
Indomalaya

About this species

Size
Body 95–145mm; tail about 100mm
Habitat
Forest at 285–1,800m
Range
Endemic to northern Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak)

The sculptor squirrel, or Bornean pygmy squirrel, is a small squirrel described by Oldfield Thomas in 1898 and the only member of its genus. It is endemic to northern Borneo in Sabah and Sarawak, where it lives at 285–1,800 m. The body is 95–145 mm long and the tail about 100 mm (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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