Epomops

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: Epomops
Species: E. buettikoferi - E. dobsonii - E. franqueti

Name

Epomops Gray, 1870

Type Species: Epomophorus franqueti Tomes, 1860

References

* Gray. 1870 Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs, Fruit-eating Bats Brit. Museum: 126.

Vernacular names
English: Epauletted Fruit Bat

Epomops is a genus of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It contains the following species:

* Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat, Epomops buettikoferi
* Dobson's Fruit Bat, Epomops dobsoni
* Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat, Epomops franqueti