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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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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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252:in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in
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518:Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species
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3231:East African little collared fruit bat (
3120:Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (
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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:. Ivy Press. p. 317.
3640:Mammals described in 1837
3314:Short-palated fruit bat (
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2862:
2662:
2648:
2424:Geelvink Bay flying fox (
2255:Livingstone's fruit bat (
2156:Large Samoan flying fox (
2084:Small Samoan flying fox (
1965:Small-toothed fruit bat (
1941:Fijian monkey-faced Bat (
1867:White-winged flying fox (
1791:
1777:
1757:Moss-forest blossom bat (
1657:Black-bellied fruit bat (
1648:Fardoulis's blossom bat (
1615:Long-tongued nectar bat (
1605:(Long-tongued fruit bats)
1591:
1577:
1368:
1354:
1270:Greater musky fruit bat (
1073:Brooks's dyak fruit bat (
843:
829:
677:Pallas's tube-nosed bat (
635:
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569:Extant species of family
515:Taylor, Marianne (2019).
308:. Its natural habitat is
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70:Scientific classification
68:
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37:
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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
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3592:Open Tree of Life
3389:Taxon identifiers
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3325:C. campomaanensis
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2806:Comoro rousette (
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2695:Cave nectar bat (
2679:
2676:(Dawn fruit bats)
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2381:Ceram fruit bat (
2210:Gray flying fox (
2149:P. conspicillatus
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1557:Harpy fruit bat (
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1362:Harpyionycterinae
1350:
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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:
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528:978-1-78240-557-3
501:978-1-4081-8996-2
491:Mammals of Africa
371:Great Rift Valley
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226:Pteropus labiatus
222:
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3224:M. brachycephala
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3190:Woermann's bat (
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2516:P. seychellensis
2435:P. poliocephalus
2356:P. neohibernicus
2246:Kei flying fox (
2131:P. chrysoproctus
2102:Aru flying fox (
2059:P. admiralitatum
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3015:E. buettikoferi
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2790:R. leschenaulti
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2552:P. tuberculatus
2374:P. nitendiensis
2257:P. livingstonii
2203:P. gilliardorum
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1499:D. pannietensis
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1025:C. nusatenggara
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902:A. paucidentata
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3635:Bats of Africa
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3329:
3320:
3310:
3308:
3297:
3295:Scotonycterini
3291:
3290:
3287:
3286:
3284:
3283:
3273:
3271:
3260:
3254:
3253:
3250:
3249:
3247:
3246:
3237:
3228:
3218:
3216:
3200:
3199:
3197:
3196:
3187:
3177:
3175:
3167:
3166:
3164:
3163:
3153:
3151:
3140:
3134:
3133:
3130:
3129:
3127:
3126:
3116:
3114:
3106:
3105:
3103:
3102:
3093:
3089:M. intermedius
3083:
3081:
3065:
3064:
3062:
3061:
3051:
3049:
3041:
3040:
3038:
3037:
3028:
3019:
3009:
3007:
2991:
2990:
2988:
2987:
2978:
2969:
2960:
2951:
2942:
2933:
2924:
2915:
2905:
2903:
2884:
2874:
2873:
2867:
2860:
2859:
2856:
2855:
2852:
2851:
2849:
2848:
2839:
2822:
2821:
2812:
2803:
2794:
2785:
2781:R. aegyptiacus
2776:
2767:
2750:
2749:
2732:
2730:
2714:
2713:
2711:
2710:
2701:
2692:
2682:
2680:
2660:
2659:
2653:
2646:
2645:
2642:
2641:
2638:
2637:
2635:
2634:
2625:
2621:S. mindorensis
2615:
2613:
2605:
2604:
2602:
2601:
2592:
2583:
2574:
2565:
2556:
2547:
2538:
2529:
2520:
2511:
2502:
2493:
2484:
2480:P. rodricensis
2475:
2466:
2457:
2448:
2439:
2430:
2421:
2412:
2403:
2396:
2387:
2378:
2369:
2360:
2351:
2342:
2333:
2329:P. melanopogon
2324:
2315:
2306:
2297:
2288:
2279:
2275:P. loochoensis
2270:
2266:P. lombocensis
2261:
2252:
2243:
2239:P. intermedius
2234:
2230:P. hypomelanus
2225:
2216:
2207:
2198:
2189:
2180:
2171:
2162:
2153:
2144:
2135:
2126:
2122:P. capistratus
2117:
2108:
2099:
2090:
2081:
2072:
2068:P. aldabrensis
2063:
2053:
2051:
2047:(flying foxes)
2035:
2034:
2032:
2031:
2022:
2013:
2004:
1995:
1985:
1983:
1975:
1974:
1972:
1971:
1961:
1959:
1951:
1950:
1948:
1947:
1937:
1935:
1927:
1926:
1924:
1923:
1914:
1904:
1902:
1886:
1885:
1883:
1882:
1873:
1869:D. leucopterus
1863:
1861:
1853:
1852:
1850:
1849:
1840:
1831:
1822:
1813:
1803:
1801:
1789:
1788:
1782:
1775:
1774:
1771:
1770:
1767:
1766:
1764:
1763:
1754:
1745:
1735:
1733:
1729:(blossom bats)
1717:
1716:
1714:
1713:
1704:
1694:
1692:
1676:
1675:
1673:
1672:
1663:
1654:
1644:
1642:
1634:
1633:
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:
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2983:E. wahlbergi
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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:
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3467:327340
2738:Boneia
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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
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3540:MDD
3462:EoL
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457:doi
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