Epixerus

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Epixerus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Epixerus
Thomas, 1909
Species:
E. ebii
Binomial name
Epixerus ebii
(Temminck, 1853)
Subspecies [2]
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Range of western palm squirrel

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. [2] It is found in West and Central Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. Grubb, P. (2008). "Epixerus ebii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  2. 1 2 Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN   0-8018-8221-4. OCLC   26158608.