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title: "Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat"
description: "Epomophorus wahlbergi — Mamíferos. Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/wahlberg-s-epauletted-fruit-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat

> Epomophorus wahlbergi — Mamíferos. Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.

- Scientific name: *Epomophorus wahlbergi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 426
- Wikidata: [Q1464571](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1464571)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40811](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40811)

## Names

- en: Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat
- de: Wahlbergs Epaulettenflughund
- fr: Épomophore de Wahlberg
- nl: Wahlbergvleerhond

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (308), TZ (16), KE (8), AO (3)

## Summary

Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is commonly found across southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahlberg%27s_epauletted_fruit_bat

## Photo

![Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wahlberg-s-epauletted-fruit-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erwin Sieben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321607187

## Machine access

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