Epomops dobsonii

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 dobsonii

Name

Epomops dobsonii Bocage, 1889

Type locality: Angola, Benguela, Quindumbo.

References

* Bocage. 1889. Journal Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa, ser. 2, 1: 1.

Distribution

* Angola to Rwanda
* Tanzania
* Malawi
* North Botswana

Vernacular names
English: Dobson's Epauletted Fruit Bat

Dobson's Epauletted Fruit Bat, or Dobson's Fruit Bat (Epomops dobsoni) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
References

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