Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat live?

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

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 Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat endangered?

The Ethiopian 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 Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat?

The Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Epomophorus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat

The Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is savanna.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (revision 1313923563), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302658 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).