Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat

Taxobox
name = Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat

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status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Chiroptera
familia = Pteropodidae
genus = "Epomophorus"
species = "E. gambianus"
binomial = "Epomophorus gambianus"
binomial_authority = (Ogilby, 1835)
synonyms = The Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat ("Epomophorus gambianus") is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

This species feeds on nectar and fruits of many West African trees, presumably acting as pollinator and/or seed disperser. They move during sunset on large flocks from resting areas to feeding areas.

References

* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/7903/all Epomophorus gambianus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 30 July 2007.