Scotonycteris

• Bergmans's Fruit Bat Scotonycteris bergmansi

  This fruit bat occurs in the tropical rainforests of Central Africa. Its coat is reddish brown to sepia, with white markings on the nose and behind the eyes.

• Hayman's Fruit Bat Scotonycteris occidentalis

  This West African bat has white markings on its forehead and behind the eyes. Its back is rusty brown, while the central chest and belly are pale. HMW 9 treats it as distinct from S. zenkeri based on DNA analyses.

• Zenker's Fruit Bat Scotonycteris zenkeri

  Zenker's fruit bat has white fur patches around the nose and behind the eyes and lives in forests. Its diet is presumed to include fruit. A 2014 taxonomic study treats Cameroon as the range of the recognized species.