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Dobson's epauletted fruit bat

Mammals

Dobson's epauletted fruit bat, or Dobson's fruit bat (Epomophorus dobsonii), is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. It is one of the epauletted fruit bats of the genus Epomophorus, and the Wikipedia list of pteropodids places it in the subfamily Rousettinae, gives its IUCN status as least concern and describes its population as steady. Its own article is only two sentences long, so little else about its biology is recorded there.

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 Dobson's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)

In Biome

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

Found In

Angola

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Source Dobson's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Angola
Quote, Distribution, Angola
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Dobson's epauletted 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, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Malawi

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Dobson's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Malawi
Quote, Distribution, Malawi
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Mozambique

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Dobson's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Mozambique
Quote, Distribution, Mozambique
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Rwanda

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Dobson's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Rwanda
Quote, Distribution, Rwanda
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Tanzania

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Dobson's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Tanzania
Quote, Distribution, Tanzania
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Zambia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Dobson's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Zambia
Quote, Distribution, Zambia
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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 dobsonii (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3715 Epomops dobsonii Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 122.08 Ref_58 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Epomops dobsonii (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3715 Epomops dobsonii Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 122.08 Ref_58 1
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2. Dobson's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Zambia
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
  • Distribution, Malawi
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
  • Distribution, Mozambique
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
  • Distribution, Tanzania
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
  • Distribution, Angola
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
  • Distribution, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
  • Distribution, Rwanda
    It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
  • Article text, habitat
    Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    Dobson's epauletted fruit bat, or Dobson's fruit bat (Epomophorus dobsonii) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    Dobson's epauletted fruit bat, or Dobson's fruit bat (Epomophorus dobsonii) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Biome: Savanna, Habitat, savanna
    Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 8078553: species profile of Epomophorus dobsonii
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 8078553: IUCN Red List category of Epomophorus dobsonii
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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