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Epomophorus
''Epomophorus'' (epauletted bat) is a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae. They have a distribution throughout Africa. Species ''Epomophorus'' contains the following species: Genus ''Epomophorus'' * Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus angolensis'' * Ansell's epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus anselli'' * Peters's epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus crypturus'' * Dobson's epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus dobsonii'' * Gambian epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus gambianus'' * Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus grandis'' * Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus labiatus'' * East African epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus minimus'' * Minor epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus minor'' * Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus wahlbergi'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is commonly found across southern Africa. Description Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat is brown to tawny col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epomophorus
''Epomophorus'' (epauletted bat) is a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae. They have a distribution throughout Africa. Species ''Epomophorus'' contains the following species: Genus ''Epomophorus'' * Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus angolensis'' * Ansell's epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus anselli'' * Peters's epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus crypturus'' * Dobson's epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus dobsonii'' * Gambian epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus gambianus'' * Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus grandis'' * Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus labiatus'' * East African epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus minimus'' * Minor epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus minor'' * Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus wahlbergi'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is commonly found across southern Africa. Description Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat is brown to tawny col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus wahlbergi'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is commonly found across southern Africa. Description Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat is brown to tawny colored with white hair patches at the base of the ears. Males are typically darker in coloration than females.Hayman, R.W. and J.E. Hill. 1971. Order Chiroptera. In Meester, J. and H.W. Setzer (eds.) ''The mammals of Africa: an identification manual''. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. This species is named for erectable epaulettes of hair that form around large scent glands in males only. Males are also distinguished from females by air sacs on the neck that may increase the volume of courtship calls. Scent glands are located near the white ear patches in both sexes. Wings are broad as compared to other bat species. Adult wingspan is and for males and females, respectively. Adults weight . The eyes of ''E. wahlbergi'' are large. Ears are s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Epauletted Fruit Bat
The minor epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus minor'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Zambia, Tanzania, . Fieldmuseum.org. Retrieved on 2012-12-31. and Kenya
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Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat
The Angolan epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus angolensis'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola and Namibia. Its natural habitat is savanna. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1870 by British zoologist John Edward Gray. Gray described it as a "variety" of ''Epomophorus macrocephalus'', which has since been synonymized with the Angolan epauletted fruit bat. Its species name "''angolensis''" is Latin for "Angolan." Range and status It is found only in Angola and Namibia. It is generally found in low-lying areas, though its range may include some montane habitats as well. As of 2016, it was evaluated as a near-threatened species by the IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu .... Sources {{Taxonbar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat
The Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus labiatus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is savanna. Description 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 long, 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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat
The Gambian epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus gambianus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and savanna. Populations of epauletted fruit bats are threatened by pesticides on fruit, human disturbance and over-collecting in the past. However, the number one reason it may be threatened is habitat destruction. Mostly found in Africa, these creatures have grayish-brown color fur with a white patch at the base of their ear in both males and females. These fruit bats are also very noisy creatures. In the context of mating behavior (see "Reproduction" below), adult males may hang from perches and perform a calling-display during which they utter a modera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epomophorus Gambianus
The Gambian epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus gambianus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and savanna. Populations of epauletted fruit bats are threatened by pesticides on fruit, human disturbance and over-collecting in the past. However, the number one reason it may be threatened is habitat destruction. Mostly found in Africa, these creatures have grayish-brown color fur with a white patch at the base of their ear in both males and females. These fruit bats are also very noisy creatures. In the context of mating behavior (see "Reproduction" below), adult males may hang from perches and perform a calling-display during which they utter a moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat
The Peters's epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus crypturus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is in riverine or evergreen forest, or moist woodland, where there are fruit-bearing trees. Taxonomy It was described as a new species in 1852 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. Peters collected the holotype in "Tette" in Mozambique during an expedition that occurred from 1842 to 1848. Description Individuals have a forearm length ranging from and weigh . It consumes plant matter such as fruit and nectar. For reproduction, the typical litter size is one, though twins are perhaps possible, if very rare. Newborns are altricial at birth, with eyes closed and sparse fur. Newborns weigh around . Births likely occur around September, and it has been suggested that females give birth once per year. It has variable r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East African Epauletted Fruit Bat
The East African epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus minimus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ... and rocky areas. References Epomophorus Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1991 Bats of Africa {{fruit-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... Its natural habitat is dry savanna. References Epomophorus Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bats of Africa Mammals described in 1899 Taxa named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{fruit-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat
The lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus grandis'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola and the Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry and moist lowland forest, and savanna. Taxonomy The lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat was described as a new species in 1950 by Colin Campbell Sanborn. Sanborn placed it in the genus '' Micropteropus'', with a binomen of ''Micropteropus grandis''. The holotype had been collected at Dundo, Angola. Description Based on three individuals, it has a forearm length of . It has a dental formula of for a total of 28 teeth. The fur of its back is a pale, reddish-brown, while the fur of its belly is pale or whitish brown. Its ears are brown, short, and somewhat pointed at the tips. Range and status It is native to Africa where it has been documented in two countries: Angola and the Republic of the Congo. As of 2016, it had only been documented in the type loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ansell's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Ansell's epauletted fruit bat (''Epomophorus anselli'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 2004. The holotype was collected in 1982 in Kasungu National Park, Malawi at above sea level. The eponym for the species name "''anselli''" is W. F. H. Ansell (d. 1996) "for his important contributions to the mammalogy of Malawi and other African countries." Description Its forearm length is approximately . Its snout is long and narrow. Very little is known about its reproduction, as only a few individuals have been documented. However, a female was collected in mid-May that was classified as "nearly adult." Range and status It has only been recorded in Malawi. Its range includes the miombo The Miombo woodland is a tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome (in the World Wide Fund for Nature scheme) located primarily in Central Africa. It includes four woodland savanna ecoregions (listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
