Epomophorus

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Ansell's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus anselli

  This fruit bat has records in Malawi and Tanzania. The Malawi species account describes few certain specimens and one individual caught over a stream.

• Dobson's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus dobsonii

  Dobson's epauletted fruit bat is a fruit-eating bat patchily distributed in southern African woodland regions. Males have pale shoulder tufts.

• Sanborn's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus grandis

  Sanborn's epauletted fruit bat is marked by white tufts at the base of its ears. A 1979 specimen record extended the known range at that time from northeastern Angola to the Republic of the Congo.

• Hayman's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus intermedius

  A fruit bat known from northern Angola and southern and southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Adult males have white shoulder tufts; females have shoulder hair matching the back in color and length.

• Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus labiatus

  The Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat is a fruit-eating bat of Central and East Africa. An East African identification key notes that it usually has whitish belly patches.

• Minor Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus minor

  Epomophorus minor was studied in Babille Elephant Sanctuary in eastern Ethiopia. The paper recorded bats flying in Acacia canopies and roosting among dry fruits.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.