Dobson's fruit bat

Dobson's fruit bat pictures and facts

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Original source: Base map derived from File:BlankMap-World.png. Distribution data from IUCN Red List
Author: Chermundy

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Species : Epomops dobsoni

The Dobson's 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 Dobson

A young / baby of a Dobson is called a 'pup'. A Dobson group is called a 'colony or cloud'.

Countries

Angola, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia

Dobson's fruit bat habitats

Dry savanna and Savanna

Facts about the Dobson's fruit bat

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1. hellgrammiate, dobson -- (large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait)
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dobson
2. dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus -- (large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait)
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dobsonfly
dobson fly
Corydalus cornutus
(Source WordNet)

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