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Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat

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and extends onto the fore-arm. Males have a light brown pelage, the individual hairs having dark brown bases and pale brown shafts. The ventral fur is paler, the brownish colour fading into the white belly. Adult males have white "epaulettes", but these are normally not visible, being retracted into pouches. Females tend to be smaller and paler than males, having fawn dorsal fur, the individual hairs having beige bases and pale brown tips. The ventral fur is pale fawn on the chest and the belly is darker.
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The Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat is a small, pale brown bat. The only markings on the head are white patches immediately in front of and behind the base of the ear. The snout is long, and the ears are small, rounded and naked. The dorsal fur is dense and fluffy, about 1 cm (0.4 in) long,
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This bat feeds mainly on fruits such as figs, but also consumes leaves. It travels considerable distances in response to the fruiting of different tree species. When moving to new feeding grounds, the flight is fast and direct, but when foraging in the
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leaf. Several bats may share a common roosting site. It can hang by its thumbs to defecate or urinate. It uses its hind feet to comb its fur, and its long tongue to groom its face, wing membranes and genital region.
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Kingdon, Jonathan; Happold, David; Butynski, Thomas; Hoffmann, Michael; Happold, Meredith; Kalina, Jan (2013).
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This fruit bat occurs in sub-Saharan Africa, having been recorded from northeastern
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This bat has a wide range and is a common species. It is hunted for
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It is found in 3383: 3299: 3262: 3142: 2886: 2877: 2863: 2663: 2649: 1792: 1778: 1592: 1578: 1369: 1355: 844: 830: 636: 622: 561: 547: 539: 194: 48: 29: 20: 518:Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species 483: 481: 479: 460: 3231:East African little collared fruit bat ( 3120:Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat ( 424: 3630:Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck 3087:Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat ( 2945:Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat ( 203:Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat range 7: 3096:Peters' dwarf epauletted fruit bat ( 3013:Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat ( 1515:New Britain naked-backed fruit bat ( 1023:Nusatenggara short-nosed fruit bat ( 659:Broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat ( 369:habitats in upland areas around the 3620:IUCN Red List least concern species 2963:East African epauletted fruit bat ( 1434:Philippine naked-backed fruit bat ( 1425:Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat ( 1416:Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat ( 494:. A&C Black. pp. 245–246. 448:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2451:Little golden-mantled flying fox ( 1470:Solomon's naked-backed fruit bat ( 1443:Halmahera naked-backed fruit bat ( 1041:Indonesian short-nosed fruit bat ( 695:Round-eared tube-nosed fruit bat ( 14: 3031:Franquet's epauletted fruit bat ( 2981:Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat ( 2628:Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat ( 1825:Giant golden-crowned flying fox ( 1524:Greenish naked-backed fruit bat ( 1488:Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat ( 1461:Sulawesi naked-backed fruit bat ( 758:Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat ( 2954:Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat ( 2619:Mindoro stripe-faced fruit bat ( 1506:Western naked-backed fruit bat ( 1497:Panniet naked-backed fruit bat ( 809:Steadfast tube-nosed fruit bat ( 335:Democratic Republic of the Congo 266:Democratic Republic of the Congo 73: 2927:Peters's epauletted fruit bat ( 2918:Ansell's epauletted fruit bat ( 2174:New Ireland masked flying fox ( 2025:New Georgian monkey-faced Bat ( 1989:Bougainville monkey-faced Bat ( 1876:Small white-winged flying fox ( 1479:Lesser naked-backed fruit bat ( 1032:Greater short-nosed fruit bat ( 686:Mountain tube-nosed fruit bat ( 24:Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat 2936:Gambian epauletted fruit bat ( 2909:Angolan epauletted fruit bat ( 1998:Guadalcanal monkey-faced Bat ( 987:Lesser short-nosed fruit bat ( 740:Demonic tube-nosed fruit bat ( 731:Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat ( 713:Keast's tube-nosed fruit bat ( 240:Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat 1: 3222:São Tomé collared fruit bat ( 1452:Biak naked-backed fruit bat ( 800:Lesser tube-nosed fruit bat ( 722:Island tube-nosed fruit bat ( 704:Dragon tube-nosed fruit bat ( 668:Common tube-nosed fruit bat ( 3212:(Little collared fruit bats) 2972:Minor epauletted fruit bat ( 2523:Philippine gray flying fox ( 2120:Bismarck masked flying fox ( 1181:Ratanaworabhan's fruit bat ( 776:Umboi tube-nosed fruit bat ( 3240:Little collared fruit bat ( 1898:(Straw-coloured fruit bats) 1707:New Caledonia blossom bat ( 1115:Fischer's pygmy fruit bat ( 3656: 2577:New Caledonia flying fox ( 2327:Black-bearded flying fox ( 2016:Montane monkey-faced Bat ( 2007:Greater monkey-faced Bat ( 1917:Straw-coloured fruit bat ( 1548:Sulawesi harpy fruit bat ( 1190:White-collared fruit bat ( 1172:Javan tailless fruit bat ( 1082:Rickart's dyak fruit bat ( 924:Spotted-winged fruit bat ( 900:Mindanao pygmy fruit bat ( 521:. 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Its natural habitat is 214: 207: 202: 193: 175: 168: 70:Scientific classification 68: 46: 37: 28: 23: 3277:D'Anchieta's fruit bat ( 2788:Leschenault's rousette ( 2433:Grey-headed flying fox ( 2336:Black-eared flying fox ( 2219:Ontong Java flying fox ( 2111:Ashy-headed flying fox ( 1688:(Long-tailed fruit bats) 1624:Long-tongued fruit bat ( 1406:(Bare-backed fruit bats) 1279:Lesser musky fruit bat ( 955:Black-capped fruit bat ( 767:Eastern tube-nosed Bat ( 455:: e.T84457881A22122505. 3323:Campo-Ma’an fruit bat ( 2532:Temminck's flying fox ( 2505:Little red flying fox ( 2487:Madagascan flying fox ( 2237:Andersen's flying fox ( 2201:Gilliard's flying fox ( 2147:Spectacled flying fox ( 1748:Halmahera blossom bat ( 1698:Long-tailed fruit bat ( 1139:Salim Ali's fruit bat ( 996:Horsfield's fruit bat ( 749:Lesser tube-nosed bat ( 649:(tube-nosed fruit bats) 3077:(Dwarf epauleted bats) 2899:(Epauleted fruit bats) 2833:Long-haired rousette ( 2815:Bare-backed rousette ( 2514:Seychelles fruit bat ( 2478:Rodrigues flying fox ( 2363:Mauritian flying fox ( 2291:Big-eared flying fox ( 2057:Admiralty flying fox ( 1908:Madagascan fruit bat ( 1666:Woodford's fruit bat ( 1303:Blanford's fruit bat ( 977:(Dog-faced fruit bats) 934:Balionycteris seimundi 2842:Madagascan rousette ( 2761:Geoffroy's rousette ( 2726:(rousette fruit bats) 2704:Philippine dawn bat ( 2550:Vanikoro flying fox ( 2460:Solomons flying fox ( 2345:Caroline flying fox ( 2129:Moluccan flying fox ( 1807:Sulawesi flying fox ( 262:Republic of the Congo 3427:Epomophorus labiatus 3397:Epomophorus labiatus 3356:Zenker's fruit bat ( 3022:Dobson's fruit bat ( 2686:Greater nectar bat ( 2541:Insular flying fox ( 2469:Rennell flying fox ( 2273:Okinawa flying fox ( 2183:Nicobar flying fox ( 2093:Vanuatu flying fox ( 2066:Aldabra flying fox ( 1739:Common blossom bat ( 1384:Bulmer's fruit bat ( 1163:Tailless fruit bat ( 1005:Peters's fruit bat ( 441:Epomophorus labiatus 245:Epomophorus labiatus 179:Epomophorus labiatus 3332:Pohle's fruit bat ( 3181:Azagnyi fruit bat ( 3055:Hammer-headed Bat ( 2844:R. madagascariensis 2779:Egyptian rousette ( 2770:Sulawesi rousette ( 2559:Kosrae flying fox ( 2415:Masked flying fox ( 2390:Ornate flying fox ( 2372:Temotu flying fox ( 2318:Indian flying fox ( 2309:Mariana fruit bat ( 2300:Lesser flying fox ( 2282:Lyle's flying fox ( 2264:Lombok flying fox ( 2165:Ryukyu flying fox ( 2138:Makira flying fox ( 1878:D. microleucopterus 1834:Palawan fruit bat ( 1816:Talaud flying fox ( 437:Taylor, P. (2016). 353:, and southward to 40:Conservation status 3157:Angolan rousette ( 2797:Linduan Rousette ( 2763:R. amplexicaudatus 2743:Manado fruit bat ( 2595:Dwarf flying fox ( 2586:Pemba flying fox ( 2568:Large flying fox ( 2496:Samoa flying fox ( 2442:Bonin flying fox ( 2406:Pelew flying fox ( 2354:Great flying fox ( 2228:Small flying fox ( 2192:Banks flying fox ( 2075:Black flying fox ( 1843:Sunda flying fox ( 1260:(Musky fruit bats) 1063:(Dayak fruit bats) 1014:Minute fruit bat ( 867:Borneo fruit bat ( 857:(Pygmy fruit bats) 248:) is a species of 218:Epomophorus anurus 3607: 3606: 3592:Open Tree of Life 3389:Taxon identifiers 3380: 3379: 3376: 3375: 3372: 3371: 3368: 3367: 3325:C. campomaanensis 3289: 3288: 3252: 3251: 3215: 3132: 3131: 3080: 3006: 2902: 2858: 2857: 2854: 2853: 2806:Comoro rousette ( 2729: 2695:Cave nectar bat ( 2679: 2676:(Dawn fruit bats) 2644: 2643: 2640: 2639: 2381:Ceram fruit bat ( 2210:Gray flying fox ( 2149:P. conspicillatus 2050: 1901: 1773: 1772: 1769: 1768: 1732: 1691: 1608: 1573: 1572: 1569: 1568: 1557:Harpy fruit bat ( 1409: 1362:Harpyionycterinae 1350: 1349: 1346: 1345: 1327:Swift fruit bat ( 1263: 1238:Dusky fruit bat ( 1216:O. cartilagonodus 1214:Luzon fruit bat ( 1091:Dayak fruit bat ( 1066: 1043:C. titthaecheilus 980: 957:C. melanocephalus 876:Pygmy fruit bat ( 860: 825: 824: 821: 820: 652: 528:978-1-78240-557-3 501:978-1-4081-8996-2 491:Mammals of Africa 371:Great Rift Valley 236: 235: 230: 226:Pteropus labiatus 222: 63: 3647: 3600: 3599: 3587: 3586: 3574: 3573: 3561: 3560: 3548: 3547: 3535: 3534: 3522: 3521: 3509: 3508: 3496: 3495: 3483: 3482: 3470: 3469: 3457: 3456: 3444: 3443: 3431: 3430: 3429: 3416: 3415: 3414: 3384: 3300: 3263: 3224:M. brachycephala 3214: 3213: 3209: 3190:Woermann's bat ( 3143: 3079: 3078: 3074: 3005: 3004: 3003:(Epauleted bats) 3000: 2901: 2900: 2896: 2887: 2878: 2864: 2728: 2727: 2723: 2678: 2677: 2673: 2664: 2650: 2516:P. seychellensis 2435:P. poliocephalus 2356:P. neohibernicus 2246:Kei flying fox ( 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1631: 1630: 1621: 1611: 1609: 1589: 1588: 1585:Macroglossinae 1582: 1575: 1574: 1571: 1570: 1567: 1566: 1564: 1563: 1554: 1544: 1542: 1534: 1533: 1531: 1530: 1521: 1512: 1503: 1494: 1490:D. moluccensis 1485: 1476: 1467: 1458: 1449: 1440: 1431: 1422: 1412: 1410: 1394: 1393: 1391: 1390: 1380: 1378: 1366: 1365: 1359: 1352: 1351: 1348: 1347: 1344: 1343: 1341: 1340: 1333: 1323: 1321: 1313: 1312: 1310: 1309: 1299: 1297: 1289: 1288: 1286: 1285: 1276: 1266: 1264: 1248: 1247: 1245: 1244: 1234: 1232: 1224: 1223: 1221: 1220: 1210: 1208: 1200: 1199: 1197: 1196: 1187: 1178: 1169: 1159: 1157: 1149: 1148: 1146: 1145: 1135: 1133: 1125: 1124: 1122: 1121: 1111: 1109: 1101: 1100: 1098: 1097: 1088: 1079: 1069: 1067: 1051: 1050: 1048: 1047: 1038: 1029: 1020: 1011: 1007:C. luzoniensis 1002: 998:C. horsfieldii 993: 983: 981: 965: 964: 962: 961: 951: 949: 941: 940: 938: 937: 930: 920: 918: 910: 909: 907: 906: 896: 894: 886: 885: 883: 882: 873: 863: 861: 841: 840: 834: 827: 826: 823: 822: 819: 818: 816: 815: 806: 796: 794: 786: 785: 783: 782: 773: 764: 755: 746: 737: 733:N. malaitensis 728: 719: 710: 701: 692: 683: 674: 665: 655: 653: 633: 632: 626: 619: 618: 616: 615: 609: 607:Laurasiatheria 603: 597: 591: 585: 578: 575: 574: 568: 566: 565: 558: 551: 543: 535: 534: 527: 507: 500: 475: 423: 422: 420: 417: 400: 397: 382: 379: 345:, eastward to 326: 323: 317: 314: 234: 233: 232: 231: 229:Temminck, 1837 223: 212: 211: 205: 204: 200: 199: 191: 190: 184: 173: 172: 166: 165: 158: 156: 152: 151: 144: 140: 139: 134: 130: 129: 124: 120: 119: 114: 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 94: 90: 89: 84: 80: 79: 66: 65: 47: 44: 43: 38: 35: 34: 26: 25: 16:Species of bat 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3652: 3641: 3638: 3636: 3633: 3631: 3628: 3626: 3623: 3621: 3618: 3617: 3615: 3598: 3593: 3589: 3585: 3580: 3576: 3572: 3567: 3563: 3559: 3554: 3550: 3546: 3541: 3537: 3533: 3528: 3524: 3520: 3515: 3511: 3507: 3502: 3498: 3494: 3489: 3485: 3481: 3476: 3472: 3468: 3463: 3459: 3455: 3450: 3446: 3442: 3437: 3433: 3428: 3422: 3418: 3413: 3407: 3403: 3402: 3400: 3398: 3394: 3390: 3385: 3361: 3359: 3354: 3353: 3351: 3349: 3348: 3347:Scotonycteris 3343: 3337: 3335: 3330: 3328: 3326: 3321: 3319: 3317: 3312: 3311: 3309: 3307: 3306: 3301: 3298: 3296: 3292: 3282: 3280: 3275: 3274: 3272: 3270: 3269: 3264: 3261: 3259: 3255: 3245: 3243: 3238: 3236: 3234: 3229: 3227: 3225: 3220: 3219: 3217: 3207: 3206: 3201: 3195: 3193: 3188: 3186: 3184: 3179: 3178: 3176: 3174: 3173: 3172:Megaloglossus 3168: 3162: 3160: 3159:L. angolensis 3155: 3154: 3152: 3150: 3149: 3148:Lissonycteris 3144: 3141: 3139: 3135: 3125: 3123: 3122:N. veldkampii 3118: 3117: 3115: 3113: 3112: 3107: 3101: 3099: 3094: 3092: 3090: 3085: 3084: 3082: 3072: 3071: 3070:Micropteropus 3066: 3060: 3058: 3057:H. monstrosus 3053: 3052: 3050: 3048: 3047: 3042: 3036: 3034: 3029: 3027: 3025: 3020: 3018: 3016: 3011: 3010: 3008: 2998: 2997: 2992: 2986: 2984: 2979: 2977: 2975: 2970: 2968: 2966: 2961: 2959: 2957: 2952: 2950: 2948: 2943: 2941: 2939: 2934: 2932: 2930: 2925: 2923: 2921: 2916: 2914: 2912: 2911:E. angolensis 2907: 2906: 2904: 2894: 2893: 2888: 2885: 2883: 2879: 2875: 2871: 2870:Epomophorinae 2865: 2861: 2847: 2845: 2840: 2838: 2836: 2830: 2829: 2828:Stenonycteris 2824: 2823: 2820: 2818: 2817:R. spinalatus 2813: 2811: 2809: 2808:R. obliviosus 2804: 2802: 2800: 2799:R. linduensis 2795: 2793: 2791: 2786: 2784: 2782: 2777: 2775: 2773: 2772:R. celebensis 2768: 2766: 2764: 2758: 2757: 2752: 2751: 2748: 2746: 2740: 2739: 2734: 2733: 2731: 2721: 2720: 2715: 2709: 2707: 2702: 2700: 2698: 2693: 2691: 2689: 2684: 2683: 2681: 2671: 2670: 2665: 2661: 2657: 2651: 2647: 2633: 2631: 2626: 2624: 2622: 2617: 2616: 2614: 2612: 2611: 2606: 2600: 2598: 2593: 2591: 2589: 2588:P. voeltzkowi 2584: 2582: 2580: 2575: 2573: 2571: 2566: 2564: 2562: 2557: 2555: 2553: 2548: 2546: 2544: 2539: 2537: 2535: 2534:P. temminckii 2530: 2528: 2526: 2521: 2519: 2517: 2512: 2510: 2508: 2507:P. scapulatus 2503: 2501: 2499: 2494: 2492: 2490: 2485: 2483: 2481: 2476: 2474: 2472: 2467: 2465: 2463: 2458: 2456: 2454: 2449: 2447: 2445: 2440: 2438: 2436: 2431: 2429: 2427: 2422: 2420: 2418: 2417:P. personatus 2413: 2411: 2409: 2408:P. pelewensis 2404: 2402: 2401: 2397: 2395: 2393: 2388: 2386: 2384: 2379: 2377: 2375: 2370: 2368: 2366: 2361: 2359: 2357: 2352: 2350: 2348: 2347:P. molossinus 2343: 2341: 2339: 2334: 2332: 2330: 2325: 2323: 2321: 2316: 2314: 2312: 2307: 2305: 2303: 2298: 2296: 2294: 2289: 2287: 2285: 2280: 2278: 2276: 2271: 2269: 2267: 2262: 2260: 2258: 2253: 2251: 2249: 2244: 2242: 2240: 2235: 2233: 2231: 2226: 2224: 2222: 2217: 2215: 2213: 2208: 2206: 2204: 2199: 2197: 2195: 2190: 2188: 2186: 2181: 2179: 2177: 2172: 2170: 2168: 2167:P. dasymallus 2163: 2161: 2159: 2154: 2152: 2150: 2145: 2143: 2141: 2136: 2134: 2132: 2127: 2125: 2123: 2118: 2116: 2114: 2109: 2107: 2105: 2100: 2098: 2096: 2091: 2089: 2087: 2082: 2080: 2078: 2073: 2071: 2069: 2064: 2062: 2060: 2055: 2054: 2052: 2042: 2041: 2036: 2030: 2028: 2023: 2021: 2019: 2014: 2012: 2010: 2005: 2003: 2001: 1996: 1994: 1992: 1987: 1986: 1984: 1982: 1981: 1976: 1970: 1968: 1963: 1962: 1960: 1958: 1957: 1952: 1946: 1944: 1939: 1938: 1936: 1934: 1933: 1928: 1922: 1920: 1915: 1913: 1911: 1906: 1905: 1903: 1893: 1892: 1887: 1881: 1879: 1874: 1872: 1870: 1865: 1864: 1862: 1860: 1859: 1854: 1848: 1846: 1841: 1839: 1837: 1832: 1830: 1828: 1823: 1821: 1819: 1814: 1812: 1810: 1809:A. celebensis 1805: 1804: 1802: 1800: 1799: 1794: 1790: 1786: 1780: 1776: 1762: 1760: 1755: 1753: 1751: 1746: 1744: 1742: 1737: 1736: 1734: 1724: 1723: 1718: 1712: 1710: 1705: 1703: 1701: 1700:N. macdonaldi 1696: 1695: 1693: 1683: 1682: 1677: 1671: 1669: 1664: 1662: 1660: 1655: 1653: 1651: 1650:M. fardoulisi 1646: 1645: 1643: 1641: 1640: 1635: 1629: 1627: 1622: 1620: 1618: 1613: 1612: 1610: 1600: 1599: 1594: 1590: 1586: 1580: 1576: 1562: 1560: 1559:H. whiteheadi 1555: 1553: 1551: 1550:H. celebensis 1546: 1545: 1543: 1541: 1540: 1535: 1529: 1527: 1522: 1520: 1518: 1517:D. praedatrix 1513: 1511: 1509: 1504: 1502: 1500: 1495: 1493: 1491: 1486: 1484: 1482: 1477: 1475: 1473: 1468: 1466: 1464: 1459: 1457: 1455: 1450: 1448: 1446: 1441: 1439: 1437: 1432: 1430: 1428: 1423: 1421: 1419: 1414: 1413: 1411: 1401: 1400: 1395: 1389: 1387: 1382: 1381: 1379: 1377: 1376: 1371: 1367: 1363: 1357: 1353: 1339: 1338: 1337:T. suhaniahae 1334: 1332: 1330: 1329:T. nigrescens 1325: 1324: 1322: 1320: 1319: 1314: 1308: 1306: 1301: 1300: 1298: 1296: 1295: 1290: 1284: 1282: 1277: 1275: 1273: 1268: 1267: 1265: 1255: 1254: 1249: 1243: 1241: 1236: 1235: 1233: 1231: 1230: 1225: 1219: 1217: 1212: 1211: 1209: 1207: 1206: 1201: 1195: 1193: 1188: 1186: 1184: 1179: 1177: 1175: 1170: 1168: 1166: 1161: 1160: 1158: 1156: 1155: 1150: 1144: 1142: 1137: 1136: 1134: 1132: 1131: 1126: 1120: 1118: 1113: 1112: 1110: 1108: 1107: 1106:Haplonycteris 1102: 1096: 1094: 1089: 1087: 1085: 1080: 1078: 1076: 1071: 1070: 1068: 1058: 1057: 1052: 1046: 1044: 1039: 1037: 1035: 1030: 1028: 1026: 1021: 1019: 1017: 1012: 1010: 1008: 1003: 1001: 999: 994: 992: 990: 989:C. brachyotis 985: 984: 982: 972: 971: 966: 960: 958: 953: 952: 950: 948: 947: 942: 936: 935: 931: 929: 927: 922: 921: 919: 917: 916: 915:Balionycteris 911: 905: 903: 898: 897: 895: 893: 892: 887: 881: 879: 874: 872: 870: 865: 864: 862: 852: 851: 846: 842: 838: 832: 828: 814: 812: 807: 805: 803: 798: 797: 795: 793: 792: 791:Paranyctimene 787: 781: 779: 774: 772: 770: 765: 763: 761: 756: 754: 752: 747: 745: 743: 738: 736: 734: 729: 727: 725: 720: 718: 716: 711: 709: 707: 706:N. draconilla 702: 700: 698: 693: 691: 689: 684: 682: 680: 679:N. cephalotes 675: 673: 671: 670:N. albiventer 666: 664: 662: 657: 656: 654: 644: 643: 638: 634: 630: 624: 620: 614: 610: 608: 604: 602: 598: 596: 592: 590: 586: 584: 580: 579: 576: 572: 564: 559: 557: 552: 550: 545: 544: 541: 530: 524: 520: 519: 511: 508: 503: 497: 493: 492: 484: 482: 480: 476: 463: 458: 454: 450: 449: 444: 442: 433: 431: 429: 425: 418: 416: 414: 413:least concern 410: 406: 398: 396: 393: 389: 380: 378: 376: 372: 368: 364: 360: 356: 352: 348: 344: 340: 336: 332: 324: 322: 315: 313: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 246: 241: 227: 224: 221:Heuglin, 1864 219: 216: 215: 213: 210: 206: 201: 197: 192: 187: 182: 180: 174: 171: 170:Binomial name 167: 163: 162: 157: 154: 153: 150: 149: 145: 142: 141: 138: 135: 132: 131: 128: 125: 122: 121: 118: 115: 112: 111: 108: 105: 102: 101: 98: 95: 92: 91: 88: 85: 82: 81: 76: 71: 67: 61: 56: 55:Least Concern 45: 41: 36: 32: 27: 22: 19: 3396: 3357: 3345: 3333: 3324: 3315: 3305:Casinycteris 3303: 3279:P. anchietae 3278: 3266: 3241: 3232: 3223: 3203: 3192:M. woermanni 3191: 3182: 3170: 3158: 3146: 3138:Myonycterini 3121: 3111:Nanonycteris 3109: 3097: 3088: 3068: 3056: 3046:Hypsignathus 3044: 3033:E. franqueti 3032: 3023: 3014: 2994: 2983:E. wahlbergi 2982: 2973: 2964: 2955: 2953: 2946: 2938:E. gambianus 2937: 2929:E. crypturus 2928: 2919: 2910: 2890: 2882:Epomophorini 2843: 2834: 2825: 2816: 2807: 2798: 2789: 2780: 2771: 2762: 2753: 2744: 2735: 2717: 2705: 2696: 2687: 2667: 2629: 2620: 2610:Styloctenium 2608: 2597:P. woodfordi 2596: 2587: 2578: 2569: 2560: 2551: 2542: 2533: 2525:P. speciosus 2524: 2515: 2506: 2498:P. samoensis 2497: 2488: 2479: 2470: 2461: 2452: 2444:P. pselaphon 2443: 2434: 2425: 2416: 2407: 2400:P. pelagicus 2398: 2391: 2382: 2373: 2364: 2355: 2346: 2338:P. melanotus 2337: 2328: 2319: 2311:P. mariannus 2310: 2302:P. mahaganus 2301: 2292: 2283: 2274: 2265: 2256: 2247: 2238: 2229: 2220: 2211: 2202: 2193: 2184: 2175: 2166: 2157: 2148: 2139: 2130: 2121: 2112: 2103: 2095:P. anetianus 2094: 2086:P. allenorum 2085: 2076: 2067: 2058: 2038: 2026: 2017: 2009:P. flanneryi 2008: 1999: 1990: 1978: 1966: 1954: 1943:M. acrodonta 1942: 1930: 1918: 1910:E. dupreanum 1909: 1889: 1877: 1868: 1856: 1844: 1835: 1826: 1817: 1808: 1796: 1785:Pteropodinae 1758: 1750:S. carolinae 1749: 1741:S. australis 1740: 1722:Syconycteris 1720: 1708: 1699: 1679: 1668:M. woodfordi 1667: 1658: 1649: 1639:Melonycteris 1637: 1625: 1616: 1598:Macroglossus 1596: 1558: 1549: 1537: 1525: 1516: 1507: 1498: 1489: 1480: 1471: 1462: 1453: 1445:D. crenulata 1444: 1435: 1427:D. beauforti 1426: 1418:D. anderseni 1417: 1397: 1385: 1373: 1335: 1328: 1316: 1305:S. blanfordi 1304: 1292: 1280: 1271: 1251: 1239: 1227: 1215: 1203: 1191: 1182: 1173: 1165:M. ecaudatus 1164: 1152: 1141:L. salimalii 1140: 1128: 1116: 1104: 1093:D. spadiceus 1092: 1083: 1074: 1054: 1042: 1033: 1024: 1015: 1006: 997: 988: 968: 956: 944: 932: 925: 913: 901: 891:Alionycteris 889: 877: 868: 848: 837:Cynopterinae 810: 801: 789: 778:N. vizcaccia 777: 769:N. robinsoni 768: 759: 750: 741: 732: 723: 714: 705: 696: 687: 678: 669: 660: 640: 629:Nyctimeninae 605:Superorder: 599:Infraclass: 571:Pteropodidae 517: 510: 490: 466:. Retrieved 452: 446: 440: 402: 384: 333:and eastern 328: 325:Distribution 319: 244: 243: 239: 237: 225: 217: 178: 176: 160: 159: 147: 137:Pteropodidae 18: 3625:Epomophorus 3488:iNaturalist 3421:Wikispecies 3334:C. ophiodon 3316:C. argynnis 3242:M. torquata 3205:Myonycteris 3098:M. pusillus 2956:E. labiatus 2892:Epomophorus 2656:Rousettinae 2630:S. wallacei 2570:P. vampyrus 2543:P. tonganus 2471:P. rennelli 2383:P. ocularis 2293:P. macrotis 2248:P. keyensis 2221:P. howensis 2194:P. fundatus 2185:P. faunulus 2140:P. cognatus 2113:P. caniceps 2104:P. aruensis 1858:Desmalopex 1845:A. mackloti 1836:A. leucotis 1659:M. melanops 1626:M. sobrinus 1436:D. chapmani 1386:A. bulmerae 1253:Ptenochirus 1205:Otopteropus 1192:M. wetmorei 1183:M. niphanae 1174:M. kusnotoi 1117:H. fischeri 1084:D. rickarti 1056:Dyacopterus 926:B. maculata 869:A. aequalis 697:N. cyclotis 468:16 November 367:Afromontane 343:South Sudan 316:Description 148:Epomophorus 3614:Categories 3358:S. zenkeri 3233:M. relicta 3183:M. azagnyi 3024:E. dobsoni 2965:E. minimus 2947:E. grandis 2920:E. anselli 2868:Subfamily 2835:R. lanosus 2706:E. robusta 2697:E. spelaea 2669:Eonycteris 2654:Subfamily 2579:P. vetulus 2561:P. ualanus 2462:P. rayneri 2453:P. pumilus 2392:P. ornatus 2212:P. griseus 2176:P. ennisae 2018:P. pulchra 1980:Pteralopex 1827:A. jubatus 1818:A. humilis 1783:Subfamily 1681:Notopteris 1617:M. minimus 1583:Subfamily 1526:D. viridis 1508:D. peronii 1472:D. inermis 1463:D. exoleta 1360:Subfamily 1318:Thoopterus 1075:D. brooksi 1016:C. minutus 970:Cynopterus 835:Subfamily 751:N. minutus 742:N. masalai 688:N. certans 627:Subfamily 613:Chiroptera 419:References 359:rainforest 286:Mozambique 127:Chiroptera 3258:Plerotini 2826:Subgenus 2756:Rousettus 2754:Subgenus 2745:R. bidens 2736:Subgenus 2719:Rousettus 2426:P. pohlei 2320:P. medius 2077:P. alecto 2000:P. atrata 1991:P. anceps 1967:N. frosti 1956:Neopteryx 1919:E. helvum 1759:S. hobbit 1454:D. emersa 1375:Aproteles 1294:Sphaerias 1272:P. jagori 1240:P. lucasi 1229:Penthetor 1154:Megaerops 1034:C. sphinx 878:A. alecto 850:Aethalops 802:P. raptor 760:N. rabori 715:N. keasti 642:Nyctimene 581:Kingdom: 377:forests. 155:Species: 93:Kingdom: 87:Eukaryota 3558:13800116 3532:84457881 3506:10601012 3406:Wikidata 3268:Plerotes 2974:E. minor 2688:E. major 2489:P. rufus 2365:P. niger 2284:P. lylei 2040:Pteropus 1932:Mirimiri 1798:Acerodon 1481:D. minor 1399:Dobsonia 1281:P. minor 1130:Latidens 946:Chironax 811:P. tenax 724:N. major 661:N. aello 601:Eutheria 595:Mammalia 589:Chordata 587:Phylum: 583:Animalia 405:bushmeat 375:mangrove 355:Tanzania 347:Ethiopia 302:Tanzania 274:Ethiopia 209:Synonyms 186:Temminck 133:Family: 117:Mammalia 107:Chordata 103:Phylum: 97:Animalia 83:Domain: 60:IUCN 3.1 3597:1004006 3545:1004523 3480:2432791 3412:Q302658 2996:Epomops 2158:P. coxi 2027:P. taki 1891:Eidolon 611:Order: 593:Class: 381:Ecology 363:savanna 351:Eritrea 331:Nigeria 310:savanna 290:Nigeria 270:Eritrea 254:Burundi 250:megabat 143:Genus: 123:Order: 113:Class: 58: ( 3571:903567 3519:631573 3467:327340 2738:Boneia 525:  498:  399:Status 392:banana 388:canopy 306:Uganda 304:, and 294:Rwanda 282:Malawi 188:, 1837 3584:83356 3501:IRMNG 3493:40813 3454:6FWXS 3441:90662 298:Sudan 278:Kenya 3566:NCBI 3527:IUCN 3514:ITIS 3475:GBIF 3436:BOLD 523:ISBN 496:ISBN 470:2021 453:2016 415:". 361:and 349:and 341:and 339:Chad 258:Chad 238:The 3553:MSW 3540:MDD 3462:EoL 3449:CoL 457:doi 3616:: 3594:: 3581:: 3568:: 3555:: 3542:: 3529:: 3516:: 3503:: 3490:: 3477:: 3464:: 3451:: 3438:: 3423:: 3408:: 2831:: 2759:: 2741:: 478:^ 451:. 445:. 427:^ 337:, 312:. 300:, 296:, 292:, 288:, 284:, 280:, 276:, 272:, 268:, 264:, 260:, 256:, 3360:) 3336:) 3327:) 3318:) 3281:) 3244:) 3235:) 3226:) 3194:) 3185:) 3161:) 3124:) 3100:) 3091:) 3059:) 3035:) 3026:) 3017:) 2985:) 2976:) 2967:) 2958:) 2949:) 2940:) 2931:) 2922:) 2913:) 2846:) 2837:) 2819:) 2810:) 2801:) 2792:) 2783:) 2774:) 2765:) 2747:) 2708:) 2699:) 2690:) 2632:) 2623:) 2599:) 2590:) 2581:) 2572:) 2563:) 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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Pteropodidae
Epomophorus
Binomial name
Temminck

Synonyms
megabat
Burundi
Chad
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Malawi
Mozambique
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sudan

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