Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Epomops buettikoferi
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat endangered?

The Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat?

The Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Epomops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat

Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. 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 forest and savanna.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (revision 1318884274), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305728 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).