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SPECIES Epomops franqueti
Author: | Tomes, 1860. | Citation: | Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1860: 54. | Common Name: | Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat | Type Locality: | Gabon. | Distribution: | Côte d’Ivoire to Sudan, Uganda, NW Tanzania, N Zambia, and Angola. Previous reports of this species from Guinea are in error (J. Fahr, pers. comm.). | Status: | IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Reviewed by Bergmans (1989). No subspecies are presently recognized. |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
comptus H. Allen, 1861 strepitans K. Andersen, 1910
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