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MammalMAP:   4521
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431DC
Observer:   Kinghorn John
Date of record:   2013-01-06
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Palatal ridges were not examined thus exact species cannot be confirmed.
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:   Epomophrus sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-4521
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4521 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   John Kinghorn
Comment:   Epualetted Fruit Bat (Epomophrus sp.) Exact species cannot be confirmed due to palatal ridges having not been examined.
Date:   2013-01-31 21:00:08
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:   Cannot differentiate between E. cryptus and E. wahlbergii without investigating palatal ridges
Date:   2013-10-14 13:52:16
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   3
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2014-09-17 15:23:27
Species name:   Epomophorus sp. -- Epauletted Fruit Bats
Species code:   168199
Comment number:   4
By:   Julio Balona
Comment:  
Date:   2014-10-04 19:56:12
Species name:   Epomophorus sp. -- Epauletted Fruit Bats
Species code:   168199

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