Epixerus ebii, also known as Ebian's palm squirrel, Temminck's giant squirrel, or the western palm squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is the only species in the genus Epixerus, although eastern populations (subspecies Epixerus ebii wilsoni) were previously regarded as a separate species, E. wilsoni.
L'Écureuil palmiste (Epixerus ebii) est un écureuil que l'on trouve au Ghana, en Guinée, en Côte d'Ivoire, au Liberia, en Sierra Leone. Il est appelé de divers noms vernaculaires en français : Écureuil palmiste, Écureuil d'Ebi ou Écureuil des palmiers . Attention à ne pas le confondre avec les écureuils palmistes du genre Funambulus.
Epixerus es un género de roedor esciuromorfo de la familia Sciuridae con una sola especie, Epixerus ebii. Se encuentra en África central y occidental. Se encuentra amenazado por pérdida de hábitat.
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