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MammalMAP:   7395
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2832AD
Observer:   van Rensburg JC
Date of record:   2010-06-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Caught in mist net set for bird ringing at around 08:00 on a cloudy day
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   168199
Species name:   Epomophorus sp.
Common name:   Epauletted Fruit Bats
Family:   Pteropodidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Wahlberg's epauletted fruitbat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-7395
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 7395 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2013-10-21 10:04:49
Species name:   Epomophorus wahlbergi -- Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Species code:   168290
Comment number:   2
By:   John Kinghorn
Comment:   Genus Epomophorus. Species level Identification not possible due to non examination of palatal ridges.
Date:   2013-11-02 15:25:46
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   3
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2014-09-24 16:23:16
Species name:   Epomophorus sp. -- Epauletted Fruit Bats
Species code:   168199
Comment number:   4
By:   Julio Balona
Comment:   Probably Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat but could be Peters's. Do I understand it was caught 8am not 8pm ?
Date:   2014-10-04 20:25:45
Species name:   Epomophorus sp. -- Epauletted Fruit Bats
Species code:   168199

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