Epomophorini

• Epomophorus
• Epomops
• Hypsignathus
• Nanonycteris
• Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus crypturus

  

  Peters's epauletted fruit bat flies through southern African savanna and riverine forest, feeding on fruit. It travels to fruiting trees at night.

• Hammer-headed Fruit Bat Hypsignathus monstrosus

  

  Mature males have a large, square head. The fruit-eating bat lives in central African forests and feeds mainly on figs.

• Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus wahlbergi

  Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat has a dog-like face and eats fruit. Males use white shoulder tufts in courtship, and groups rest by day in hollow trees or under large leaves.

• Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomops franqueti

  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.

• Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus gambianus

  It has a white spot at the base of each ear, and males have white shoulder tufts. It mainly eats fruit, with records of nectar feeding in Ghana.

• Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus angolensis

  This fruit bat has white shoulder tufts in males. It lives in riverine woodland and open woodland and is active at night.

• Veldkamp's Epauletted Fruit Bat Nanonycteris veldkampii

  This small fruit bat lives across West African forest and savanna zones. Records show seasonal movements north and south as the rains change.

• Lesser Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus pusillus

  This fruit bat ranges widely across sub-Saharan Africa. Males have conspicuous white tufts of fur at the shoulders; females do not.