Epomophorus labiatus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Megachiroptera
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Epomophorini
Genus: Epomophorus
Species: Epomophorus labiatus

Name

Epomophorus labiatus Temminck, 1837

Type locality: Sudan, Blue Nile Province, Sennar.

References

* Temminck. 1837. Monogr. Mammalia, 2: 83.

Distribution

* Saudi Arabia
* Nigeria to Ethiopia and Djibouti
* South to Republic of Congo and Malawi

Vernacular names
English: Little Epauletted Fruit Bat

The Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus labiatus) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References

* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Epomophorus labiatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007