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Epomophorus dobsonii was included in Epomops but noted to have characteristics (e.g. strongly concave interdental palate, palatal ridges, and form of pterygoid wing in skull) that indicated it was closely related to typical Epomophorus , which was confirmed by phylogenetic analyses. Monotypic.; [batnames2022] 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”.; [MDD2022] moved from Epomops to Epomophorus; [batnames2023] 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”.; [MDD2023] moved from Epomops to Epomophorus; [MDD2025_2.0] moved from Epomops to Epomophorus; [batnames2025_1.7] Neotype designated by Bergmans (1989). Distribution mapped by Taylor (2000a). This name has sometimes been spelled dobsoni(e.g., Koopman, 1993) but the original spelling is with a double “i”.; [MDD2025_2.2] moved from Epomops to Epomophorus														dobsonii				dobsonii 	dobsonii, dobsoni			dobsonii du Bocage, 1889|dobsoni (Hayman, 1963) [incorrect subsequent spelling]		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Dobson's fruit bat	W, C Angola – S Zaire, NE Botswana, Zambia	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Epomops dobsoni	Angola, Benguela, Quindumbo.	Bocage	1899	J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa, ser. 2, 1:1.	Distribution: Southern tropical Africa from Angola and north ern Botswana to Malawi, western Tanzania, Rwanda and southern Zaire.		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5	Dobson's fruit bat	W, C Angola – S Zaire, Rwanda, NE Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania			1899	J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa, ser. 2, 1:1.		Angola to Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, and N Botswana.	Angola, Benguela, Quindumbo.		BOCAGE	1889	Three thick and prominent interdental palatal ridges and two pairs of thick post-dental ridges each with two triangular projections. Zygomatic breadth not quite half of total skull length. Size relatively small (forearm length, 81-88 mm).	Distribution: Southern tropical Africa from Angola and north ern Botswana to Malawi, western Tanzania, Rwanda and southern Zaire.	No subspecies.		30	species	E. dobsoni	BOCAGE	1889	Epomops	genus	Epomops dobsoni				Three thick and prominent interdental palatal ridges and two pairs of thick post-dental ridges each with two triangular projections. Zygomatic breadth not quite half of total skull length. Size relatively small (forearm length, 81-88 mm).	No subspecies.		1. E. dobsoni (BOCAGE 1889).	1	NA			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Pteropodidae			Epomops dobsonii	Epomops		dobsonii	Bocage	y	1889		J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa, ser. 2	1		1		Dobson’s Epauletted Fruit Bat	Angola, Benguela, Quindumbo.	Angola to Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, and N Botswana.	IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).		Neotype designated by Bergmans (1989). Distribution mapped by Taylor (2000a). This name has sometimes been spelled dobsoni (e.g., Koopman, 1993) but the original spelling is with a double “i”.	03AD87FAFFEEF60089B131CDFEEAF208	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Pteropodidae_16.pdf.imf	hash://md5/ff94ff82ffc4f62a891e341cffa5ff9b	100	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/03/AD/87/03AD87FAFFEEF60089B131CDFEEAF208.xml	Epomophorus dobsonii	Pteropodidae	Epomophorus	dobsonii	Bocage	1889	Epomophore de Dobson @fr | Dobson-Epaulettenflughund @de | Epoméforo de Dobson @es	Epomophorus dobsonii Bocage, 1889 , Quindumbo, Benguela District , Angola . Epomophorus dobsonii was included in Epomops but noted to have characteristics (e.g. strongly concave interdental palate, palatal ridges, and form of pterygoid wing in skull) that indicated it was closely related to typical Epomophorus , which was confirmed by phylogenetic analyses. Monotypic.	Patchily distributed in WC Angola , SE DR Congo , NW & E Zambia , and Malawi , also in isolated localities in E & S Zambia , N Botswana , and possibly Namibia . Records from Rwanda and N Tanzania might be dubious.	Head-body 138-185 mm (males) and 130-145 mm (females), tail 0= 12 mm , ear 24-30 mm , hindfoot 24-25 mm , forearm 84-92 mm (males) and 80-88 mm (females); weight 120 g (one male). Males average larger and darker on chest than females. Head is flat; muzzle is long and broad. Eyes are large;irises are chestnut-brown. Ears are dark brown, with anterior and posterior white ear patches. Adult males have white epaulettes, with 18-mm hairs. Dorsum is pale yellowish brown, fawn, or gray-brown, bleached in some individuals; hairs are grayish brown at bases and grayish brown to fawn at tips; and pelage is soft, slightly fluffy, and mid-dorsally c. 13 mm , extending halfway along forearm. Venter is pale cinnamon-brown, with gray, pale brown, or creamy brown tinges; throat and belly are generally palest; and throat is dark gray-brown on adult males and grayish on females. Wings have claw on second digits, and membranes are dark brown, attaching to second toes. Skull with dorsal profile of rostrum is slightly convex; interorbital region is rather flat in lateral view; parietal region is deflected downward; zygomatic arches are sturdy; and post-dental palate strongly concave. There are five thick palatal ridges, of which two are post-dental having two triangular projections and behind them are 3—4 serrated thin ridges; and second ridge is incipiently subdivided, thus resembling typical Epomophorus with six thick ridges.	Zambezian Woodland biotic zone, mainly in wetter miombo woodland, secondary Acacia (Fabaceae) wooded grassland, and Afromontane vegetation from sea level up to elevations of 1890 m .	Dobson’s Epauletted Fruit Bat is frugivorous and nectarivorous.	Litter size of Dobson’s Epauletted Fruit Bat is one or two, with twins being frequent. Three females were pregnant or lactating at the end of August in Angola . In Zambia , young were caught in September—November.	Dobson’s Epauletted Fruit Bats are nocturnal.	No information.	Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (as Epomops dobsonii ). Dobson’s Epauletted Fruit Bat has a wide distribution and large population. It is probably not declining fast enough to be assigned to a higher category. It faces no major threats.	Almeida, FC. et al. (2016) | Bergmans (1989) | Happold, M. (2013h) | Monadjem, Taylor et al. (2010) | Taylor (20164)		69. Dobson’s Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus dobsonii French: Epomophore de Dobson / German: Dobson-Epaulettenflughund / Spanish: Epoméforo de Dobson Taxonomy. Epomophorus dobsonii Bocage, 1889 , Quindumbo, Benguela District , Angola . Epomophorus dobsonii was included in Epomops but noted to have characteristics (e.g. strongly concave interdental palate, palatal ridges, and form of pterygoid wing in skull) that indicated it was closely related to typical Epomophorus , which was confirmed by phylogenetic analyses. Monotypic. Distribution. Patchily distributed in WC Angola , SE DR Congo , NW & E Zambia , and Malawi , also in isolated localities in E & S Zambia , N Botswana , and possibly Namibia . Records from Rwanda and N Tanzania might be dubious. Descriptive notes. Head-body 138-185 mm (males) and 130-145 mm (females), tail 0= 12 mm , ear 24-30 mm , hindfoot 24-25 mm , forearm 84-92 mm (males) and 80-88 mm (females); weight 120 g (one male). Males average larger and darker on chest than females. Head is flat; muzzle is long and broad. Eyes are large;irises are chestnut-brown. Ears are dark brown, with anterior and posterior white ear patches. Adult males have white epaulettes, with 18-mm hairs. Dorsum is pale yellowish brown, fawn, or gray-brown, bleached in some individuals; hairs are grayish brown at bases and grayish brown to fawn at tips; and pelage is soft, slightly fluffy, and mid-dorsally c. 13 mm , extending halfway along forearm. Venter is pale cinnamon-brown, with gray, pale brown, or creamy brown tinges; throat and belly are generally palest; and throat is dark gray-brown on adult males and grayish on females. Wings have claw on second digits, and membranes are dark brown, attaching to second toes. Skull with dorsal profile of rostrum is slightly convex; interorbital region is rather flat in lateral view; parietal region is deflected downward; zygomatic arches are sturdy; and post-dental palate strongly concave. There are five thick palatal ridges, of which two are post-dental having two triangular projections and behind them are 3—4 serrated thin ridges; and second ridge is incipiently subdivided, thus resembling typical Epomophorus with six thick ridges. Habitat. Zambezian Woodland biotic zone, mainly in wetter miombo woodland, secondary Acacia (Fabaceae) wooded grassland, and Afromontane vegetation from sea level up to elevations of 1890 m . Food and Feeding. Dobson’s Epauletted Fruit Bat is frugivorous and nectarivorous. Breeding. Litter size of Dobson’s Epauletted Fruit Bat is one or two, with twins being frequent. Three females were pregnant or lactating at the end of August in Angola . In Zambia , young were caught in September—November. Activity patterns. Dobson’s Epauletted Fruit Bats are nocturnal. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (as Epomops dobsonii ). Dobson’s Epauletted Fruit Bat has a wide distribution and large population. It is probably not declining fast enough to be assigned to a higher category. It faces no major threats. Bibliography. Almeida, FC. et al. (2016), Bergmans (1989), Happold, M. (2013h), Monadjem, Taylor et al. (2010), Taylor (20164).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Pteropodidae	Epomophorus dobsonii	Epomophorus		dobsonii	Bocage	1889	0	J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa	ser. 2, 1: 1	Dobson&apos;s Epauletted Fruit Bat	None.	Angola, Benguela, Quindumbo.	Angola to Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, and N Botswana.	Not listed.	Least Concern	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”.	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Epomophorus dobsonii	23	Dobson's Epauletted Fruit Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIFORMES	NA	NA	PTEROPODOIDEA	PTEROPODIDAE	ROUSETTINAE	EPOMOPHORINI	Epomophorus	NA	dobsonii	Bocage	1889	0	Epomophorus_dobsonii	du Bocage, J. V. B. (1889). Chiroptéres Africains nouveaux, rares ou peu connus. Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes, ser. 2, 1, 1.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/23044#page/11/mode/1up	AMNH 88068 [neotype]		Quindumbo, Benguela District, Angola.			dobsonii Bocage, 1889	moved from Epomops to Epomophorus	Almeida, F. C., Giannini, N. P., & Simmons, N. B. (2016). The evolutionary history of the African fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Acta Chiropterologica, 18(1), 73-108.	Angola|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Botswana|Namibia?|Rwanda?|Tanzania?	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Epomophorus_dobsonii	0	oldname match	Epomops_dobsonii	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	7908	Epomops dobsonii	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIDAE	Epomops	dobsonii	(Bocage, 1899)		20000000	Epomops dobsonii	Least Concern		2016	2015-12-29 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.	This species is generally associated with miombo woodland, dominated by Brachystegia , Julbernardia and Isoberlinia vegetation. It may not roost in groups, although this needs confirmation.	There appear to be no major threats to this species.	It does not appear to be an especially rare species in Malawi. There is little information on the abundance of the species over the rest of its range, but it is presumed to be reasonably common.	Stable	This species is distributed in East Africa, Central Africa and southern Africa. It has been recorded from Angola, Namibia, Zambia, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi and Mozambique, being found as far north as Tanzania and possibly Rwanda. It has been recorded at elevations of up to 1,500 m asl (in Malawi) and at 1,890 m asl at Kibwele, Tanzania.	Probably hunted for the bushmeat trade.	Terrestrial	It has been recorded from Kasungu National Park in Malawi and from Parc National de l'Upemba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There is a need for additional studies into the natural history of this species and into any possible future threats to the species (Mickleburgh et al. 1992).	Afrotropical		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Pteropodidae	Epomophorus		dobsonii	Bocage	1889	0	J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa	ser. 2, 1: 1	Dobson&apos;s Epauletted Fruit Bat	None.	Angola, Benguela, Quindumbo.	Angola to Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, and N Botswana.	Not listed.	Least Concern	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”.	Epomophorus dobsonii	1004519	23	Dobson's Epauletted Fruit Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIFORMES	NA	NA	PTEROPODOIDEA	Pteropodidae	ROUSETTINAE	EPOMOPHORINI	Epomophorus	NA	dobsonii	Bocage	1889	0	Epomophorus_dobsonii	du Bocage, J. V. B. (1889). Chiroptéres Africains nouveaux, rares ou peu connus. Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes, ser. 2, 1, 1.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/23044#page/11/mode/1up	AMNH 88068 [neotype]		Quindumbo, Benguela District, Angola.			dobsonii Bocage, 1889	moved from Epomops to Epomophorus	Almeida, F. C., Giannini, N. P., & Simmons, N. B. (2016). The evolutionary history of the African fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Acta Chiropterologica, 18(1), 73-108.				Angola|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Botswana|Namibia?|Rwanda?|Tanzania?	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Epomophorus_dobsonii	0	oldname match	Epomops_dobsonii	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Epomophorus_dobsonii	1004519	23	Dobson's Epauletted Fruit Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yinpterochiroptera	NA	NA	Pteropodoidea	Pteropodidae	Epomophorinae	Epomophorini	Epomophorus	NA	dobsonii	du Bocage	0	Epomophorus Dobsonii	Bocage, J.V.B. du. 1889-03. Chiroptéres Africains nouveaux, rares ou peu connus. Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes (2)1:1-7.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3418932	AMNH M-88068	neotype	http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-88068	Quindumbo, Benguela District, Angola.			moved from Epomops to Epomophorus	Almeida, F. C., Giannini, N. P., & Simmons, N. B. (2016). The evolutionary history of the African fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Acta Chiropterologica, 18(1), 73-108.				Angola|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Botswana|Namibia?|Rwanda?|Tanzania?	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Epomophorus_dobsonii	0	oldname match	Epomops_dobsonii	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Pteropodidae	Epomophorus		dobsonii	Bocage	1889	0	J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa	ser. 2, 1: 1	Dobson&apos;s Epauletted Fruit Bat	None.	Angola, Benguela, Quindumbo.	Angola to Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, and N Botswana.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7908/22116665/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	Neotype designated by Bergmans (1989). Distribution mapped by Taylor (2000a). This name has sometimes been spelled dobsoni(e.g., Koopman, 1993) but the original spelling is with a double “i”.		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Epomops dobsonii; Epomophorus dobsonii; Epomophorus dobsonii; Epomophorus dobsonii; Epomops dobsonii; Epomophorus dobsonii; dobsonii; Epomophore de Dobson; Dobson-Epaulettenflughund; Epoméforo de Dobson; Dobson's Epauletted Fruit Bat; Dobson’s Epauletted Fruit Bat; Dobson&apos;s Epauletted Fruit Bat; E. dobsonii