Epomophorus
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Epomophorus is a genus of bat
in the Pteropodidae family. They have a distribution throughout Africa
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Genus Epomophorus
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the Pteropodidae family. They have a distribution throughout Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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Species
Epomophorus contains the following species:Genus Epomophorus
- Angolan Epauletted Fruit BatAngolan Epauletted Fruit BatThe Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola and Namibia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, Epomophorus angolensis - Ansell's Epauletted Fruit BatAnsell's Epauletted Fruit BatThe Ansell's Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family.-Source:* D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore...
, Epomophorus anselli - Peters's Epauletted Fruit BatPeters's Epauletted Fruit BatThe Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe...
, Epomophorus crypturus - Gambian Epauletted Fruit BatGambian Epauletted Fruit BatThe Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family.The species is known to travel in packs and are also known to be tropical...
, Epomophorus gambianus - Lesser Angolan Epauletted Fruit BatLesser Angolan Epauletted Fruit BatThe Lesser Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola and Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened...
, Epomophorus grandis - Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit BatEthiopian Epauletted Fruit BatThe Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. 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 habitats are dry...
, Epomophorus labiatus - East African Epauletted Fruit BatEast African Epauletted Fruit BatThe East African Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W....
, Epomophorus minimus - Minor Epauletted Fruit BatMinor Epauletted Fruit BatThe Minor Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya.-Further reading:*Notes on bats of Sudan.*Mammals from Malawi, part 1....
, Epomophorus minor - Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit BatWahlberg's Epauletted Fruit BatThe Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland,...
, Epomophorus wahlbergi
Further reading
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=58066&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock
- http://www.eol.org/external_link?url=http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Epomophorus
- Bemerkungen zu Afrocimex c. constrictus Ferris & Usinger 1957 in Kenya (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cimicidae).
- Taxonomy and biogeography of African fruit bats (Mammalia, Megachiroptera). 1. General introduction; material and methods; results: the genus Epomophorus Bennett, 1836.
- Pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: Taphozous mauritianus and Epomophorus species.
- Observation #:9 - fruit bat roost in Maun Botswana.
- Attack or consumption of Epomophorus (Chiroptera) by Paraxerus (Rodentia) and Papio (Primates) in Tanzania.
- Check list and atlas of the mammals of Zimbabwe Rhodesia.
- The mammals of the southern African subregion.
- Classification of southern African mammals.
- Epomophorus gambianus.
- The mammals of the southern African subregion.