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MammalMAP:   23605
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030BC
Observer:   Vos Peter
Date of record:   2015-06-18
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   12 cm long female found dead on fairway. Suspect she was killed by Vervets. Sadly she was pregnant. Frozen and handed to KZN Bat Group for research
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   168090
Species name:   Eidolon helvum
Common name:   African Straw-colored Fruit Bat
Family:   Pteropodidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Straw-coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-23605
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 23605 - photo: 1
VM-number: 23605 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:  
Date:   2018-04-30 20:23:05
Species name:   Eidolon helvum -- African Straw-colored Fruit Bat
Species code:   168090

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