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

Where the Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Micropteropus pusillus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat in 4 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 Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat endangered?

The Peters's dwarf 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 Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat?

The Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Micropteropus pusillus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Micropteropus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat

Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Micropteropus pusillus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (revision 1314646167), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762688 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).