Franquet's epauletted bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Species : Epomops franqueti
The Franquet's 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 Franquet
A young / baby of a Franquet is called a 'pup'. A Franquet group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo and UgandaFranquet's epauletted bat habitats
Dry savanna, Forest, Savanna, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest, Subtropical / Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland and Subtropical / Tropical Swamp
Facts about the Franquet's epauletted bat
Epomops franqueti is easily mistaken for the similar Epomops buettikoferi.
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