Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat
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Epomops buettikoferi (Matschie, 1899) |
The Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Epomops buettikoferi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.