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title: "Gambiaanse epaulettenvleerhond"
description: "Epomophorus gambianus — Zoogdieren. The Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/gambian-epauletted-fruit-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gambiaanse epaulettenvleerhond

> Epomophorus gambianus — Zoogdieren. The Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.

- Scientific name: *Epomophorus gambianus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 437
- Wikidata: [Q304118](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q304118)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40812](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40812)

## Names

- en: Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat
- de: Gambia-Epaulettenflughund
- es: Zorro Volador Enano con Hombreras Sub-Saheliano
- fr: Épomophore de Gambie
- nl: Gambiaanse epaulettenvleerhond

## Countries with the most observations

BJ (106), GM (87), SN (81), GH (52), NG (13), GW (12), ML (9), BF (8), GN (8), CM (7), TG (5)

## Summary

The Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and savanna.
Populations of epauletted fruit bats are threatened by pesticides on fruit, human disturbance and over-collecting in the past. However, the number one reason it may be threatened is…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambian_epauletted_fruit_bat

## Photo

![Gambiaanse epaulettenvleerhond](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gambian-epauletted-fruit-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12442

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gambian-epauletted-fruit-bat?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).