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MammalMAP:   2039
Province:  
Country:   Senegal
Locus:   NW_013016CD
Observer:   Claassen Marcell
Date of record:   2012-02-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Roosting against roof of Keur Saloum Lodge during the 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:   Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-2039
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 2039 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2012-04-24 07:04:49
Species name:   Epomophorus gambianus crypturus -- Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat (subsp. crypturus)
Species code:   217830
Comment number:   2
By:   Julio Balona
Comment:   Probably the Gambian epauletted fruit bat which is the only Epomophorus species occuring in region, but could also be Epomops franqueti or even Epomops buettikoferi, although unlikely.
Date:   2014-10-04 19:36:28
Species name:   Epomophorus sp. -- Epauletted Fruit Bats
Species code:   168199

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