| MammalMAP: |
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5525 |
| Province: |
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Western Cape |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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3418BD |
| Observer: |
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Botha P |
| Date of record: |
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2013-05-07 |
| Number of photos: |
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3 |
| Notes: |
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| Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:54 |
| Sp. code: |
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168090 |
| Species name: |
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Eidolon helvum |
| Common name: |
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African Straw-colored Fruit Bat |
| Family: |
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Pteropodidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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Egyptian Fruit Bat - Rousettus aegyptiacus |
| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-5525 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Vaughan Jessnitz |
| Comment: |
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| Date: |
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2013-05-12 14:05:24 |
| Species name: |
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Rousettus (Rousettus) aegyptiacus -- Egyptian Rousette; Egyptian Fruit Bat |
| Species code: |
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170760 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Julio Balona |
| Comment: |
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Based on the contrast between the dark wings and fur, the darker facial hair and the light coloured fur, Straw-coloured fruit bat. Interesting record - another vagarant to SA. |
| Date: |
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2014-10-04 19:11:20 |
| Species name: |
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Eidolon helvum -- African Straw-colored Fruit Bat |
| Species code: |
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168090 |
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