Record details

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:   9299
Province:  
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1333DD
Observer:   Brown Gary; Fiona Brown
Date of record:   2014-03-04
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
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=-9299
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2014-03-10 14:00:54
Species name:   Eidolon helvum -- African Straw-colored Fruit Bat
Species code:   168090
Comment number:   2
By:   Julio Balona
Comment:   Appears to be eating palm fruits, or swimming in them..
Date:   2014-10-04 20:35:52
Species name:   Eidolon helvum -- African Straw-colored Fruit Bat
Species code:   168090

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