''Epomophorus'' (epauletted bat) is a genus of

bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...

in the family Pteropodidae. They have a distribution throughout

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

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 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 Zimb ...

, ''Epomophorus crypturus'' * Dobson's epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus dobsonii'' *

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, Ethio ...

, ''Epomophorus gambianus'' * Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus grandis'' * Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomophorus labiatus'' *

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 ...

, ''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 colored with white hair pa ...

, ''Epomophorus wahlbergi''

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