Epomops dobsonii Bocage 1889

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 313-350 : 323

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11339953
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scientific name	Epomops dobsonii Bocage 1889
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Epomops dobsonii Bocage 1889 View in CoL

Epomops dobsonii Bocage 1889 View in CoL , J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa, ser. 2, 1: 1.

Type Locality: Angola, Benguela, Quindumbo.

Vernacular Names: Dobson's Epauletted Fruit Bat.

Distribution: Angola to Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, and N Botswana.

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Neotype designated by Bergmans (1989). Distribution mapped by Taylor (2000 a). This name has sometimes been spelled dobsoni (e.g., Koopman, 1993) but the original spelling is with a double "I".