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Dobson's epauletted fruit bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
Epomops

Higher classification
  
Epomops

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pteropodidae

Scientific name
  
Epomops dobsoni

Rank
  
Species

Dobson's epauletted fruit bat

Similar
  
Hayman's dwarf epaulette, Angolan epauletted fruit bat, D'Anchieta's fruit bat, East African epaulette, Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat

Dobson's epauletted fruit bat, or Dobson's fruit bat (Epomops dobsoni) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

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Dobson's epauletted fruit bat Wikipedia