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Gambian epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus gambianus Least concern

Where the Gambian epauletted fruit bat lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,774 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Gambian epauletted fruit bat: Epomophorus gambianus
Photo: José M. Gómez, Banjul (Gambia) (Jmgreyes at English Wikipedia), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameEpomophorus gambianus
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in5 countries
ContinentsAfrica
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPteropodidae

Where does the Gambian epauletted fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Gambian epauletted fruit bat in 5 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 Gambian epauletted fruit bat endangered?

The Gambian 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 Gambian epauletted fruit bat?

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

About the Gambian epauletted fruit bat

The Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and savanna.

Populations of epauletted fruit bats are threatened by pesticides on fruit, human disturbance and over-collecting in the past. However, the number one reason it may be threatened is habitat destruction.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gambian epauletted fruit bat (revision 1345703318), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q304118 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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