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Epomops dobsonii
Order: Chiroptera > Family: Pteropodidae > Genus: Epomops > Species: Epomops dobsonii
Type Description
J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa, ser. 2, 1:1.
Type Locality
Angola, Benguela, Quindumbo.
Measurements
Head and body: 135-180 mm
Forearm Length: 80-100 mm
Weight: 65-158 g
Forearm Length: 80-100 mm
Weight: 65-158 g
Description
Although these bats have muzzles that are blunter than the similar Epomophorus, they are best identified by the nature of the posterior palatal ridges in the soft palate of the mouth.
Distribution
Epomops dobsonii is found in the forests and forest-woodland mosaics from Angola to Tanzania and Malawi. (Kingdon, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 117.
2. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:258-260, 280-281.
3. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
2. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:258-260, 280-281.
3. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.