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Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat

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Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone, in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and savanna. The German zoologist Paul Matschie described it in 1899, placing it in the genus Epomophorus and naming it for Dr Johann Buettikofer, who had led several expeditions to Liberia; the holotype came from Schlieffelinsville on the Junk River. In 1965 Kuhn published it as a subspecies of Franquet's epauletted fruit bat, a view Bergmans refuted in 1975. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as least concern, with a declining population.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Cote d'Ivoire

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Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
Quote, Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Ghana

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Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Ghana
Quote, Distribution, Ghana
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Guinea-Bissau

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Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Guinea-Bissau
Quote, Distribution, Guinea-Bissau
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Liberia

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Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Liberia
Quote, Distribution, Liberia
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Nigeria

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Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Nigeria
Quote, Distribution, Nigeria
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Senegal

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Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Senegal
Quote, Distribution, Senegal
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sierra Leone
Quote, Distribution, Sierra Leone
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Epomops buettikoferi (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3717 Epomops buettikoferi Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 133.84 Ref_117 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Epomops buettikoferi (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3717 Epomops buettikoferi Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 133.84 Ref_117 1
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2. Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Sierra Leone
    It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
  • Distribution, Guinea-Bissau
    It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
  • Distribution, Liberia
    It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
  • Distribution, Ghana
    It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
  • Distribution, Nigeria
    It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
  • Distribution, Senegal
    It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
  • Distribution, Cote d'Ivoire
    It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
  • Relationship to people, hunting
    It is hunted for bushmeat, though it is unclear what impact this has on its population numbers.
  • Article text, threats
    It is hunted for bushmeat, though it is unclear what impact this has on its population numbers.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Biome: Savanna, Habitat, savanna
    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and savanna.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432803: species profile of Epomops buettikoferi
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432803: IUCN Red List category of Epomops buettikoferi
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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