Epomops
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Epomops is a genus of bat
in the Pteropodidae family.
It contains the following species:
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.
It contains the following species:
- Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit BatBuettikofer's Epauletted Fruit BatBuettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna...
, Epomops buettikoferi - Dobson's Fruit BatDobson's Fruit BatDobson's Epauletted Fruit Bat, or Dobson's Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A.,...
, Epomops dobsoni - Franquet's Epauletted Fruit BatFranquet's Epauletted Fruit BatFranquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family.-Range and habitat:Franquet's epauletted fruit bat ranges from Ivory Coast to southern Sudan and south to Angola and Zambia....
, Epomops franqueti