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Peters's epauletted fruit bat

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Peters's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus crypturus) is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, where it lives in riverine or evergreen forest or moist woodland with fruit-bearing trees. The German naturalist Wilhelm Peters described it as a new species in 1852 and collected the holotype at Tette in Mozambique during an expedition from 1842 to 1848. Individuals have a forearm of 75 to 88 millimetres, weigh 56 to 140 grams and eat plant matter such as fruit and nectar. The typical litter size is one.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

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Pteropodidae, Taxa
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Angola

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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Botswana

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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Eswatini

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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Malawi

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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique

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Source Peters's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Mozambique
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Namibia

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Source Peters's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Namibia
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Tanzania

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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Zambia

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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe

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Source Peters's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Zimbabwe
Quote, Distribution, Zimbabwe
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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 crypturus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3708 Epomophorus crypturus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 95.04 Ref_58 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Epomophorus crypturus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3708 Epomophorus crypturus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 95.04 Ref_58 1
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2. Peters's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Botswana
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Distribution, Zambia
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Distribution, Malawi
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Distribution, Mozambique
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Distribution, Tanzania
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Distribution, Eswatini
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Distribution, Angola
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Distribution, Zimbabwe
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Distribution, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Distribution, Namibia
    It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  • Article text, habitat
    Its natural habitat is in riverine or evergreen forest, or moist woodland, where there are fruit-bearing trees.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The Peters's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus crypturus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The Peters's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus crypturus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 4265714: species profile of Epomophorus crypturus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
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"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 4265714: IUCN Red List category of Epomophorus crypturus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
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"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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