The tufted pygmy squirrel is a small squirrel with long white ear tufts. It moves along tree trunks in Borneo's mountain forests, feeding on bark and lichens.
Its body is brown, with long white tufts of fur on the ears. Similar small squirrels lack these tufts.
It moves along trunks and branches, feeding on bark and lichens. It may also eat other plant matter and insects such as ants.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.