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Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat

Mammals

The Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus) is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae found in Burundi, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, with savanna as its natural habitat. It is a small, pale brown bat whose only head markings are white patches in front of and behind the base of the ear. Its snout is long, its ears are small, rounded and naked, and its dorsal fur is dense and fluffy, about 1 centimetre long, extending onto the forearm. Males are light brown with dark-based hairs, and the belly fades to white.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
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
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In Biome

Mangrove Forest, Biomes
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Savanna, Biomes
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Tropical Dry Forest, Biomes
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Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
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Found In

Burundi

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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.
Chad

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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.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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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.
Eritrea

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Quote, Distribution, Eritrea
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.
Ethiopia

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Quote, Distribution, Ethiopia
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.
Kenya

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Source Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Kenya
Quote, Distribution, Kenya
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.
Malawi

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Quote, Distribution, Malawi
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.
Mozambique

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Source Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Mozambique
Quote, Distribution, Mozambique
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.
Nigeria

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Source Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Nigeria
Quote, Distribution, Nigeria
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.
Rwanda

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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.
Sudan

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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.
Tanzania

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Quote, Distribution, Tanzania
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.
Uganda

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Source Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Uganda
Quote, Distribution, Uganda
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.
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 Epomophorus labiatus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3711 Epomophorus labiatus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 62.95 Ref_117 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Epomophorus labiatus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3711 Epomophorus labiatus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 62.95 Ref_117 1
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2. Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Nigeria
    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.
  • Distribution, Sudan
    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.
  • Distribution, Malawi
    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.
  • Distribution, Mozambique
    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.
  • Distribution, Tanzania
    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.
  • Distribution, Uganda
    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.
  • Distribution, Eritrea
    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.
  • Distribution, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    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.
  • Distribution, Chad
    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.
  • Distribution, Rwanda
    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.
  • Distribution, Kenya
    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.
  • Distribution, Burundi
    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.
  • Distribution, Ethiopia
    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.
  • Relationship to people, hunting
    It is hunted for bushmeat, but otherwise faces no particular threats, and the total population is presumed to be large, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
  • Article text, threats
    It is hunted for bushmeat, but otherwise faces no particular threats, and the total population is presumed to be large, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
  • Article text, habitat
    Its natural habitat is savanna.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat, tropical rainforest
    It has a patchy distribution, suitable habitat being mosaics of rainforest and savanna.
  • In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Habitat, mangrove forest
    It is also found in coastal mangrove forests.
  • In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitat, tropical dry forest
    It occurs in both wet and dry forest mosaics, including Afromontane habitats in upland areas around the Great Rift Valley, where it occurs up to about 2,200 m (7,200 ft).
  • In Biome: Savanna, Habitat, savanna
    Its natural habitat is savanna.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432791: species profile of Epomophorus labiatus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432791: IUCN Red List category of Epomophorus labiatus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
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"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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