Epomophorus angolensis

J. E. Gray, 1871

Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Pteropodoidea
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Rousettinae
Tribe : Epomophorini
Genus : Epomophorus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1871-01-14. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the collection of the British Museum. Printed by Order of the Trustees, British Museum Catalogue, 137 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994642

Original name as described

Epomophorus macrocephalus var. angolensis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1864.8.16.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ade636e7-f12b-4a1f-944d-344a221c7ec6 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ade636e7-f12b-4a1f-944d-344a221c7ec6/1677110400000

Type locality

"Angola."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004516

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Epomophorus macrocephalus var. angolensis

J. E. Gray, 1871

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.8.16.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ade636e7-f12b-4a1f-944d-344a221c7ec6 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ade636e7-f12b-4a1f-944d-344a221c7ec6/1677110400000

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994642

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Epomophorus angolensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:114, 115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Happold & Happold (2013:237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7901/22122903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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