Description Pteropus Whitei
Date 1841
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/8346552802
Author Zoological Society of London.
Full title Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.
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The Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. The species is known to travel in packs and are also known to be tropical. 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, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss. Order: Chiroptera, Family: Pteropodidae.