Epomophorus gambianus (Gambian epauletted fruit bat, Peters' epauletted fruit bat)

Gambiaanse witkolvrugtevlermuis [Afrikaans]

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Synapsida (mammal-like reptiles) > Therapsida > Theriodontia >  Cynodontia > Mammalia (mammals) > Placentalia (placental mammals) > Laurasiatheria > Chiroptera (bats) > Megachiroptera > Family: Pteropodidae (fruit bats)

Epomophorus gambianus (Gambian epauletted fruit bat, Peters' epauletted fruit bat), Kruger National Park. [photo Callie de Wet ©]	Epomophorus gambianus (Gambian epauletted fruit bat, Peters' epauletted fruit bat). [photo Jim Scarff ©]

The subspecies in southern Africa is Epomomorphus gambianus crypturus, previously given full species rank as Epomomorphus crypturus and known by the common name Peters' epauletted fruit bat.