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Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
Epomophorus

Higher classification
  
Epomophorus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pteropodidae

Scientific name
  
Epomophorus grandis

Rank
  
Species

Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat

Similar
  
Hayman's dwarf epaulette, Angolan epauletted fruit bat, East African epaulette, São Tomé collared fruit bat, Pohle's fruit bat

The lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus grandis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola and Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat Wikipedia