Epomophorus wahlbergi

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Megachiroptera
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Epomophorini
Genus: Epomophorus
Species: Epomophorus wahlbergi

Name

Epomophorus wahlbergi Sundevall, 1846

Type locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Province, near Durban.

References

* Sundevall. 1846. Ofv. Kongl. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Forhandl. Stockholm, 3(4): 118.

Distribution

* Cameroon to Sudan and Somalia, south to Malawi, Angola, and South Africa
* Pemba and Zanzibar Islands

Vernacular names
English: Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat

The Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.

References

* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Epomophorus wahlbergi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.