Pygmy squirrel

The Pygmy squirrel, also known as thumbling squirrel, thumbling tree squirrel or simply just ‘thumbling’, due to their size and how acrobatic they are, is a species of squirrel. These pygmy squirrels have longer hind limbs than forelimbs, an arched profile skull, rooted cheek teeth, and ever growing incisors. They live throughout steppe-mixed coniferous woodland climates of eastern Nareemia. They prefer drier habitat and usually stray away from wetter environments. They are named for their extremely small size and their adult size can be compared to juvenile and infant sizes of their larger gray and red squirrels, as babies they rarely exceed three inches. 
== Habitat and Distribution ==
They are found throughout the northeastern portion of Nareemia and eastern as well as central portions of Siere. They are found throughout Delkida, south Smitona, north Smitona, Hualente, Sommet and western Athens and Maineda; they can also be found less frequently in coniferous-rich woodlands as well as dry sagebrush habitats in Austin, Bayland and Desert. In Siere, they occupy the southern halves of Averheller, Tolwick and western New Ebonia. Due to how their distribution looks, they prefer temperate-to-cold dry habitats abundant of sagebrush and conifers. Over half of the pygmy's squirrels activity in Nareemia have been documented in Hualente, especially in the southern tier in sagebrush-rich prairies and coniferous woodlands nearing a prairieland, these squirrels also desire prairieland which is not common in most squirrel species.
== Behavior ==
Pygmy squirrels generally spend most of their lives either living in holes or burrows or in trees. They are the only tree squirrel specie to be known to live in ground landscapes, especially ones abundant of mullein and sagebrush, however in wintertime, most move up to trees and canopies, sometimes living beneath people's porches and decks or even inside houses. Pygmy squirrels are generally diurnal, but some tend to be nocturnal. Because of their small size, they can easily lie prey to coyotes, hawks, ospreys, eagles, vultures, badgers and other larger mammals and birds. Rattlesnakes have also been known to attack onto pygmy squirrels. 
Category:Animals
Category:Nareemian Wildlife
Category:Fauna of Siere