Gambian epauletted fruit bat



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Original source: José M. Gómez, Banjul (Gambia), 25 December 2007
Permission: GNU Free Documentation License
Some facts about the
Gambian epauletted fruit bat

Adult weight : 0.08 kg (0.176 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 8 years

Gestation : 150 days

Litter size : 1

Litters per year : 2

Source: AnAge, licensed under CC

Gambian epauletted fruit bat

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Species : Epomophorus gambianus

 

The Gambian epauletted fruit bat is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Namings for the Gambian epauletted fruit bat
A young / baby of a Gambian epauletted fruit bat is called a 'pup'. A Gambian epauletted fruit bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.

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1. Gambian -- (a native or inhabitant of Gambia)
Gambian
(Source WordNet)

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