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

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

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

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

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

The Veldkamp'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 Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat?

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

About the Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat

Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Nanonycteris veldkampii) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus Nanonycteris. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist, mangrove and montane forests, and savanna.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (revision 1315293145), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769145 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).