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