Dobson's epauletted fruit bat

Dobson's epauletted fruit bat, or Dobson's fruit bat (Epomophorus dobsonii) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

Dobson's epauletted fruit bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Epomophorus
Species:
E. dobsonii
Binomial name
Epomophorus dobsonii
(Bocage, 1899)
Dobson's epauletted fruit bat range

References

  1. Taylor, P. (2016). "Epomops dobsonii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T7908A22116665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T7908A22116665.en.


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