Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat

Franquet's Epauletted Fruit BatFranquet's epauletted fruit bat is an African fruit bat that eats fruit and flowers. White shoulder patches and the absence of a tail are distinctive.What does it look like?Its coat ranges from deep orange to dark brown, with a white underside. The inner wing surfaces are pale yellow, the shoulder patches are white, and it has no tail.How does it live?Franquet's epauletted fruit bat is an African fruit bat that eats fruit and flowers. White shoulder patches and the absence of a tail are distinctive.It is nocturnal and eats mainly fruit, as well as flowers. By day it hangs alone or in small groups among leaves, wrapping its wings around its body.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.