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D'Anchieta's fruit bat

Mammals

D'Anchieta's fruit bat, or D'Anchieta's epauletted bat (Plerotes anchietae), is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae and the only species in the genus Plerotes. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna and moist savanna. Its scientific and common names commemorate José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta, who is also honoured in the names of Anchieta's pipistrelle and the Angolan vlei rat. Antero Frederico de Seabra described it in 1900 under the name Epomorphus anchietae. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as least concern.

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

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source D'Anchieta's fruit bat (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source D'Anchieta's fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Tropical Dry Forest, Biomes
Source D'Anchieta's fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Angola

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Source D'Anchieta's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Angola
Quote, Distribution, Angola
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source D'Anchieta's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Quote, Distribution, Democratic Republic of the Congo
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
Malawi

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source D'Anchieta's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Malawi
Quote, Distribution, Malawi
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
Zambia

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Source D'Anchieta's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Zambia
Quote, Distribution, Zambia
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
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 Plerotes anchietae (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3837 Plerotes anchietae Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0 0 Ref_3 D2 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 120.64 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Plerotes anchietae (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3837 Plerotes anchietae Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0 0 Ref_3 D2 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 120.64 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
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2. D'Anchieta's fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
  • Distribution, Angola
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
  • Distribution, Malawi
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
  • Distribution, Zambia
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
  • Article text, habitat
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    D'Anchieta's fruit bat or D'Anchieta's epauletted bat (Plerotes anchietae) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    D'Anchieta's fruit bat or D'Anchieta's epauletted bat (Plerotes anchietae) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitat, tropical dry forest
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
  • In Biome: Savanna, Habitat, savanna
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 4265711: species profile of Plerotes anchietae
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 4265711: IUCN Red List category of Plerotes anchietae
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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