Ebian's Palm Squirrel

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Ebian's Palm Squirrel
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Epixerus
Species: E. ebii
Binomial name
Epixerus ebii
(Temminck, 1853)

The Ebian's Palm Squirrel, Temminck's Giant Squirrel, or Western Palm Squirrel (Epixerus ebii) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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