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

Where the Peters's epauletted fruit bat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Epomophorus crypturus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the Peters's epauletted fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Peters's epauletted fruit bat in 3 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 epauletted fruit bat endangered?

The Peters'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 Peters's epauletted fruit bat?

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

About the Peters's epauletted fruit bat

The Peters's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus crypturus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is in riverine or evergreen forest, or moist woodland, where there are fruit-bearing trees.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peters's epauletted fruit bat (revision 1314928165), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762005 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).