Epomops buettikoferi

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: Epomops buettikoferi

Name

Epomops buettikoferi Matschie, 1899

Type locality: Liberia, Junk River, Schlieffelinsville.

References

* Matschie. 1899. Megachiroptera Berlin Museum: 45.

Distribution

* Guinea to Nigeria.

Vernacular names
English: Bnttikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat

Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Epomops buettikoferi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.