Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomops franqueti (Tomes, 1860)
Also calledEpoletnik afrykański (pol) · Epomophore de Franquet (fra) · Franguet-Epaulettenflughund (deu) · Franquets Epaulettenflughund (deu) · Franquetvleerhond (nld) · Zorro Volador con Hombreras Oriental (spa) · kaloň Franquetův (ces) · keltaepolettihekko (fin) · Épomophore de Franquet (fra) · Крылан Франке (rus) · フランケオナシケンショウコウモリ (jpn) · 프랑켓견장과일박쥐 (kor)
First described in: Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol.1860 p.54
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
HABITATS AND DISTRIBUTION. — This species is mostly distributed in Central Africa, but can also be encountered in parts of West and East Africa (Kityo & Nalikka 2016). This species inhabits low to mid-elevation rainforest and some relic forest in savannah regions (Happold 1987). Happold (2013 a) pointed out that this species prefers secondary to primary forest and is often caught in gardens, and in clearings close to dense undergrowth where it roosts in dense foliage of large trees.
Annotated checklist of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Mount Cameroon, southwestern Cameroon
materials_examined
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 171 specimens (including original data). Mount Cameroon area • 18 specimens; Victoria; 4 ° 00 ’ 46 ” N, 9 ° 13 ’ 13 ” E; 136 m; 13. XII- 16. XII. 1966 & 11. XI. 1973; Martin Eisentraut & Preuss P. leg.; ZFMK 1969.0579 to 0586; 1973.0371 to 0373, 0382, 0383, ZMB 53871, 53872, 53916, 67052, 9040 • 16 specimens; Mueli; 4 ° 23 ’ 00 ” N, 9 ° 07 ’ 00 ” E; 600 m; 20. I- 9. II. 1958; Martin Eisentraut leg.; ZFMK 1961.0604, 0605, 0609, 0611 to 0615, 0619, SMNS 6635 to 6641 • 5 specimens; Koto-Barombi; 4 ° 27 ’ 57 ” N, 9 ° 16 ’ 01 ” E; 457 m; 16. I- 21. I. 1958; Martin Eisentraut leg.; ZFMK 1961.0616, 0617, 0620, SMNS 6633, 6634 • 14 specimens; Isobi; 4 ° 07 ’ 15 ” N, 8 ° 59 ’ 33 ” E; 56 m; 17. I. 1958; Martin Eisentraut leg.; ZFMK 1961.0606, 0608, 0610, 0618; 1969.0420, SMNS 6642 to 6650 • 1 ♂; Buea; 4 ° 09 ’ 00 ” N, 9 ° 12 ’ 00 ” E; 1050 m; 17. I. 1958; Martin Eisentraut leg.; ZFMK 1969.0421 • 1 specimen; Lake Barombi; 4 ° 39 ’ 00 ” N, 9 ° 25 ’ 00 ” E; 457 m; Conradt leg.; ZMB 54425. Other localities of Cameroon • 3 specimens; Nyasoso; 4 ° 49 ’ 42 ” N, 9 ° 40 ’ 55 ” E; 1078 m; 10. XII- 12. XII. 1966; Martin Eisentraut leg.; ZFMK 1969.0422, 0425, 0431 • 8 specimens; Dik
Annotated checklist of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Mount Cameroon, southwestern Cameroon
vernacular_names
COMMON NAMES. — English: Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat. French: Epomophore de Franquet.
Annotated checklist of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Mount Cameroon, southwestern Cameroon
discussion
Bergmans (1989: 113) could not find any differences between E. f. franqueti and the West African E. f. strepitans K. Andersen, 1910 and considered the latter as a synonym of the nominate form. Hayman et al. (1966: 24, map 10) provided records from all over the DRC, with the exception of the former Katanga Province. From that province, we report one specimen: RMCA 10514 from Mulongo, in the current Tanganyika Province. The Pan-African distribution of the species indicates that is primarily a forest species, but with some occurrences in savanna areas.
The bats of the Congo and of Rwanda and Burundi revisited (Mammalia: Chiroptera)
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2432802.