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Minor epauletted fruit bat

Mammals

The minor epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus minor) is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae that is found in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya. It is one of the epauletted fruit bats of the genus Epomophorus. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids places it in the subfamily Rousettinae, gives its range as central and eastern Africa and the western Arabian Peninsula, its IUCN status as least concern, its habitat as forest, savanna, shrubland and grassland and its population as steady. Its own article is a single sentence about its range.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

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Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Minor epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Minor epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Kenya
Quote, Distribution, Kenya
It is found in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Minor epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Mozambique
Quote, Distribution, Mozambique
It is found in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Minor epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Tanzania
Quote, Distribution, Tanzania
It is found in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Minor epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Zambia
Quote, Distribution, Zambia
It is found in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya.
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 minor (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3713 Epomophorus minor Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 44.76 Ref_58 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Epomophorus minor (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3713 Epomophorus minor Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 44.76 Ref_58 1
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2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 4265716: species profile of Epomophorus minor
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 4265716: IUCN Red List category of Epomophorus minor
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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Minor epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Zambia
    It is found in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya.
  • Distribution, Mozambique
    It is found in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya.
  • Distribution, Tanzania
    It is found in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya.
  • Distribution, Kenya
    It is found in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The minor epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus minor) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The minor epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus minor) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
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