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:   10493
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2831BD
Observer:   Tippett Ryan Matthew
Date of record:   2011-02-18
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Found hanging under a thatch roof at the Centenary Centre.
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:   Epauletted fruit bat - Epomophorus sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-10493
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Julio Balona
Comment:   Probably Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) but could be Peters's epauletted fruit bat (E. crypturus). Not possible to distinguish from photograph alone.
Date:   2014-07-15 23:47:39
Species name:   Epomophorus sp. -- Epauletted Fruit Bats
Species code:   168199
Comment number:   2
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2014-09-24 15:46:28
Species name:   Epomophorus sp. -- Epauletted Fruit Bats
Species code:   168199

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