Dobson's epauletted fruit bat is a fruit-eating bat patchily distributed in southern African woodland regions. Males have pale shoulder tufts.
Males have pale tufts of fur on their shoulders, which they can display. The sexes also differ in body size.
It is nocturnal and eats fruit and nectar. It usually has one young, although twins have been recorded.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.