''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 ''Epixerus ebii wilsoni'' is a subspecies of the squirrel '' Epixerus ebii'' from Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It has also been treated as a separate species. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist ...

'') were previously regarded as a separate species, ''E. wilsoni''. It is found in West and Central Africa. Its natural habitat is

subtropical The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ...

or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Mammals of West Africa Fauna of Central Africa Mammals described in 1853 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Squirrel-stub