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(1992) noted that two sub species (Epomops f. franqueti and E. f. strepitans ) had been described but observed that Bergmans (1989) found these to be poorly differentiated and synonymized them. Simmons (2005) in Wilson and Reeder (2005) therefore also does not recognize the sub species for this taxon.; [batnames2023] Reviewed by Bergmans (1989). No subspecies are presently recognized.; [batnames2025_1.7] Reviewed by Bergmans (1989). No subspecies are presently recognized.						comptus, strepitans.	strepitans, franqueti		comptus, strepitans			franqueti	franqueti - comptus, strepitans	franqueti, comptus, strepitans	Mickelburgh et al. (1992) noted that two sub species (Epomops f. franqueti and E. f. strepitans ) had been described but observed that Bergmans (1989) found these to be poorly differentiated and synonymized them. Simmons (2005) in Wilson and Reeder (2005) therefore also does not recognize the sub species for this taxon.	franqueti	franqueti - comptus, strepitans	franqueti, comptus, strepitans	franqueti, comptus, strepitans	franqueti 	franqueti - comptus, strepitans	franqueti (Tomes, 1860)|comptus (H. Allen, 1861)|strepitans Andersen, 1910		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Franquet's fruit bat	Ivory Coast – S Sudan-Angola; ref. 4.33	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 franqueti	Gabon.	Tomes	1860	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1860:54.	Distribution: The most widely distributed Epomops, from Sierra Leone east to southern Sudan and south to Angola and Zambia.		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	Franquet's fruit bat (Singing fruit bat)	Ivory Coast – S Sudan-NW Tanzania, Angola	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	Tomes	1860	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1860:54.		Ivory Coast to Sudan, Uganda, NW Tanzania, N Zambia, and Angola.	Gabon.		TOMES	1860	Four inter-dental and five to seven post-dental palatal ridges (latter thin, serrate, arcuate). Third inter-dental palatal ridge nearly always undivided. Zygomatic breadth about three fifths of total skull length. Size relatively small to fairly large (forearm length, 76-102 mm).	Distribution: The most widely distributed Epomops, from Sierra Leone east to southern Sudan and south to Angola and Zambia.	Two subspecies:	E.f. strepitans (west of the Niger river), E.f. franqueti (east of the Niger river).	30	species	E. franqueti	TOMES	1860	Epomops	genus	Epomops franqueti				Four inter-dental and five to seven post-dental palatal ridges (latter thin, serrate, arcuate). Third inter-dental palatal ridge nearly always undivided. Zygomatic breadth about three fifths of total skull length. Size relatively small to fairly large (forearm length, 76-102 mm).	Two subspecies:		3. E.franqueti (TOMES 1860).	3	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 franqueti	Epomops		franqueti	Tomes	y	1860		Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.	1860		54		Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat	Gabon.	Côte d’Ivoire to Sudan, Uganda, NW Tanzania, N Zambia, and Angola. Previous reports of this species from Guinea are in error (J. Fahr, pers. comm.).	IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).	comptus H. Allen, 1861; strepitans K. Andersen, 1910.	Reviewed by Bergmans (1989). No subspecies are presently recognized.	03AD87FAFFE1F60F89663C58F98AF701	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	95	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/03/AD/87/03AD87FAFFE1F60F89663C58F98AF701.xml	Epomops franqueti	Pteropodidae	Epomops	franqueti		1860	Epomophore de Franquet @fr | Franguet-Epaulettenflughund @de | Epomops de Franquet @es	Epomophorus franqueti Tomes, 1860 , “ Gabon .” A described subspecies strepitans from southern Nigeria has not been regularly accepted because there seems to be clinal differences in E. franqueti , with size increasing from West to Central Africa. Monotypic.	W & C Africa from SE Ivory Coast E to South Sudan and Uganda , S to N Zambia and N Angola .	Head-body 110-165 mm (males) and 115-180 mm (females), tail 0-1 mm , ear 23-27 mm , hindfoot 24-28 mm (males) and 21-25 mm (females), forearm 84-101 mm (males) and 77-96 mm (females); weight 92-172 g (males) and 61-130 g (females). Males average larger than females, with larger and more robust heads. Muzzle is relatively long and broad;lips and cheeks are fleshy and expandable, particularly in males; eyes are large, with brown irises; and ears are dark brown, with anterior and posterior basal ear patches. Epaulettes formed by an eversible muscular pocketfilled with long, erectile, white hairs are present on adult males and used in display; females have small, inconspicuous invagination on each shoulder with 12-mm pale brown hairs; dorsum is generally fawn, light brown to reddish brown in both sexes; sometimes paler grayish brown on shoulders and nape, with unicolored hairs; and pelage is soft, slightly fluffy, and mid-dorsally ¢. 8 mm , extending about halfway on forearm dorsally and ventrally. Venter is paler brown, regularly changing into ample white patch on chest and abdomen. Wings have claw on second digits; membranes are medium to dark brown, attached to second toes, and sparsely covered in hairs for about one-half upper surface and about one-third lower surface. Skull is medium-sized, with basicranial deflection; dorsal profile is generally straight or somewhat concave in rostral and interorbital regions; rostrum is of medium relative length; zygomatic arches are sturdy and long; and palate is relatively short and weakly concave from side-to-side and anteroposteriorly. There are three thick and 5-8 thin palatal ridges; ridges 1-2 are undivided; ridge 3 is exceptionally divided; ridges 4 and onward are narrowly divided and finely serrated; and post-dental palate is almost flat. Larynx is ossified in adult males. Dental formula for all species of Epomopsis 12/2, C1/1,P 2/3, M 1/2 (x2) = 28, but I* is frequently missing, often in females. P' is separated from C' by large diastema, and P|is reduced but larger than an incisor. Chromosomal complement for four females and one male from Cameroon had 2n = 36 and FNa = 66, with 13 pairs of metacentric or submetacentric and four pairs of submetacentric or subtelocentric autosomes. X-chromosome was medium-sized subtelocentric, and Y-chromosome was small subtelocentric. In Gabon , chromosomal complement had 2n = 35 (single male) and 36 (females) and FNa = 66; Y-chromosome was missing, leading to XX/XO sex chromosome system.	Primarily rainforest and rainforest-savanna mosaic, both wetter and drier types, and marginally Guinea Savanna and Zambezian Woodland biotic zones (in relict and riverine forests), from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 1850 m . Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat was also reported from secondary forests ( Gabon ), often clearings close to dense groundcover, and gardens.	Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat takes fruit from canopies and sometimes also fallen fruit. Fruits are stored in expandable cheeks and taken to a perch at up to 200 m away. Food is held by a foot, mouth, wrists, or in pocket formed by wing membrane when a wrist is flexed (thumbs are generally only used to cling on perch or leaf). Fruits from at least 14 plant genera in ten families are consumed. In Gabon , females prefer fruits from Solanum torvum ( Solanaceae ); males preferfigs.	Litter size of Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat is one. In Uganda , reproductive chronology is continuous bimodal polyestry, with postpartum estrus. Gestation lasts 5-6 months, and births occur in March and September. Lactating females are found almost year-round; young are probably weaned only a few weeks before the next birth. Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat has an “exploded” lek mating system (i.e. not tight clusters such as leks of the Hammer-headed Fruit Bat, Hypsignathus monstrosus ), where a male has a territory of ¢. 200 m in diameter. These territories contain enough resources for females to feed and roost but are probably selected for optimizing display and minimizing predation. Individual leks are 2—4 km apart. During displays, males beat their wings, show off their epaulettes, and make honking sounds about once a second; this calling continues throughout the night.	Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat is nocturnal. It is slow and maneuverable, generally flying through canopies and aboveground.It roosts in dense foliage of large trees (e.g. Terminalia , Combretaceae ), close to or over water surfaces, where it hangs from branches 4-6 m aboveground, rarely in low bushes.	Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat roosts singly, sometimes in pairs and exceptionally in trios. In Gabon , home ranges have radii of 600-800 m , with males having larger home ranges than females.	Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red List. Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat has a wide distribution and presumably large population. It is probably not declining fast enough to be assigned to a higher category. Major threats are probably habitat loss due to deforestation and recently persecution and extermination as a result of fear for their potential to transmit zoonotic diseases (e.g. Ebola virus).	ACR (2018) | Aellen (1952) | Andersen (1910a) | Bergmans (1989) | Gembu Tungaluna (2012) | Haiduk et al. (1980) | Happold, M. (2013i) | Kityo & Nalikka (2016) | Monadjem, Taylor et al. (2010) | Primus et al. (2006) | Simmons (2005)		59. Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomops franqueti French: Epomophore de Franquet / German: Franguet-Epaulettenflughund / Spanish: Epomops de Franquet Taxonomy. Epomophorus franqueti Tomes, 1860 , “ Gabon .” A described subspecies strepitans from southern Nigeria has not been regularly accepted because there seems to be clinal differences in E. franqueti , with size increasing from West to Central Africa. Monotypic. Distribution. W & C Africa from SE Ivory Coast E to South Sudan and Uganda , S to N Zambia and N Angola . Descriptive notes. Head-body 110-165 mm (males) and 115-180 mm (females), tail 0-1 mm , ear 23-27 mm , hindfoot 24-28 mm (males) and 21-25 mm (females), forearm 84-101 mm (males) and 77-96 mm (females); weight 92-172 g (males) and 61-130 g (females). Males average larger than females, with larger and more robust heads. Muzzle is relatively long and broad;lips and cheeks are fleshy and expandable, particularly in males; eyes are large, with brown irises; and ears are dark brown, with anterior and posterior basal ear patches. Epaulettes formed by an eversible muscular pocketfilled with long, erectile, white hairs are present on adult males and used in display; females have small, inconspicuous invagination on each shoulder with 12-mm pale brown hairs; dorsum is generally fawn, light brown to reddish brown in both sexes; sometimes paler grayish brown on shoulders and nape, with unicolored hairs; and pelage is soft, slightly fluffy, and mid-dorsally ¢. 8 mm , extending about halfway on forearm dorsally and ventrally. Venter is paler brown, regularly changing into ample white patch on chest and abdomen. Wings have claw on second digits; membranes are medium to dark brown, attached to second toes, and sparsely covered in hairs for about one-half upper surface and about one-third lower surface. Skull is medium-sized, with basicranial deflection; dorsal profile is generally straight or somewhat concave in rostral and interorbital regions; rostrum is of medium relative length; zygomatic arches are sturdy and long; and palate is relatively short and weakly concave from side-to-side and anteroposteriorly. There are three thick and 5-8 thin palatal ridges; ridges 1-2 are undivided; ridge 3 is exceptionally divided; ridges 4 and onward are narrowly divided and finely serrated; and post-dental palate is almost flat. Larynx is ossified in adult males. Dental formula for all species of Epomopsis 12/2, C1/1,P 2/3, M 1/2 (x2) = 28, but I* is frequently missing, often in females. P' is separated from C' by large diastema, and P|is reduced but larger than an incisor. Chromosomal complement for four females and one male from Cameroon had 2n = 36 and FNa = 66, with 13 pairs of metacentric or submetacentric and four pairs of submetacentric or subtelocentric autosomes. X-chromosome was medium-sized subtelocentric, and Y-chromosome was small subtelocentric. In Gabon , chromosomal complement had 2n = 35 (single male) and 36 (females) and FNa = 66; Y-chromosome was missing, leading to XX/XO sex chromosome system. Habitat. Primarily rainforest and rainforest-savanna mosaic, both wetter and drier types, and marginally Guinea Savanna and Zambezian Woodland biotic zones (in relict and riverine forests), from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 1850 m . Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat was also reported from secondary forests ( Gabon ), often clearings close to dense groundcover, and gardens. Food and Feeding. Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat takes fruit from canopies and sometimes also fallen fruit. Fruits are stored in expandable cheeks and taken to a perch at up to 200 m away. Food is held by a foot, mouth, wrists, or in pocket formed by wing membrane when a wrist is flexed (thumbs are generally only used to cling on perch or leaf). Fruits from at least 14 plant genera in ten families are consumed. In Gabon , females prefer fruits from Solanum torvum ( Solanaceae ); males preferfigs. Breeding. Litter size of Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat is one. In Uganda , reproductive chronology is continuous bimodal polyestry, with postpartum estrus. Gestation lasts 5-6 months, and births occur in March and September. Lactating females are found almost year-round; young are probably weaned only a few weeks before the next birth. Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat has an “exploded” lek mating system (i.e. not tight clusters such as leks of the Hammer-headed Fruit Bat, Hypsignathus monstrosus ), where a male has a territory of ¢. 200 m in diameter. These territories contain enough resources for females to feed and roost but are probably selected for optimizing display and minimizing predation. Individual leks are 2—4 km apart. During displays, males beat their wings, show off their epaulettes, and make honking sounds about once a second; this calling continues throughout the night. Activity patterns. Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat is nocturnal. It is slow and maneuverable, generally flying through canopies and aboveground.It roosts in dense foliage of large trees (e.g. Terminalia , Combretaceae ), close to or over water surfaces, where it hangs from branches 4-6 m aboveground, rarely in low bushes. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat roosts singly, sometimes in pairs and exceptionally in trios. In Gabon , home ranges have radii of 600-800 m , with males having larger home ranges than females. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red List. Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat has a wide distribution and presumably large population. It is probably not declining fast enough to be assigned to a higher category. Major threats are probably habitat loss due to deforestation and recently persecution and extermination as a result of fear for their potential to transmit zoonotic diseases (e.g. Ebola virus). Bibliography. ACR (2018), Aellen (1952), Andersen (1910a), Bergmans (1989), Gembu Tungaluna (2012), Haiduk et al. (1980), Happold, M. (2013i), Kityo & Nalikka (2016), Monadjem, Taylor et al. (2010), Primus et al. (2006), Simmons (2005).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Pteropodidae	Epomops franqueti	Epomops		franqueti	Tomes	1860	1	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.	######	Franquet&apos;s Epauletted Fruit Bat	 comptus H. Allen, 1861; strepitans K. Andersen, 1910.	Gabon.	Côte d’Ivoire to Sudan, Uganda, NW Tanzania, N Zambia, and Angola. Previous reports of this species from Guinea are in error (J. Fahr, pers. comm.).	Not listed.	Least Concern	Reviewed by Bergmans (1989). No subspecies are presently recognized.	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Epomops franqueti	23	Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIFORMES	NA	NA	PTEROPODOIDEA	PTEROPODIDAE	ROUSETTINAE	EPOMOPHORINI	Epomops	NA	franqueti	Tomes	1860	1	Epomophorus_franqueti	Tomes, R. F. (1860). A monograph of the genus Epomophorus, with the description of a new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1860, 54.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46225#page/86/mode/1up	MNHN 1852-257		"Gabon."			franqueti (Tomes, 1860)|comptus (H. Allen, 1862)|strepitans K. Andersen, 1910	NA	NA	Côte d'Ivoire|Ghana|Togo|Benin|Nigeria|Cameroon|Central African Republic|South Sudan|Uganda|Equatorial Guinea|Gabon|Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Angola|Zambia|Tanzania	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Epomops_franqueti	0	sciname match	Epomops_franqueti	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	7909	Epomops franqueti	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIDAE	Epomops	franqueti	(Tomes, 1860)	Mickelburgh et al. (1992) noted that two sub species (Epomops f. franqueti and E. f. strepitans ) had been described but observed that Bergmans (1989) found these to be poorly differentiated and synonymized them. Simmons (2005) in Wilson and Reeder (2005) therefore also does not recognize the sub species for this taxon.	200000000	Epomops franqueti	Least Concern		2020	2014-02-11 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 ranges through low to mid elevation forests, where it has been recorded in both primary and secondary habitat. Populations are also present in the mosaic habitats of tropical moist forest with woodland and grassland (Bergmans 1989). It is an adaptable species that can be found in disturbed areas, seemingly being only absent from heavily degraded or urban areas. The species roosts as small groups, often close to water (Brosset 1966, Jones 1972).	Malhi et al.  (2013) estimated deforestation rates for Africa to be at 0.29 million ha yr−<sup>1</sup> between 2000 – 2010 which figure is much lower than any where else in the tropics of the world. Notwithstanding the foregoing, since the core habitat of the species is forest, reduction in its extent poses an increasing risk of habitat loss. There is currently an increasing perception that bats are playing a major role in the spread of zoonoses (for example Amman et al.  2012). Rightly or wrongly, this puts bats into direct line for persecution and extermination. Pourrut et al.  (2009) and Singh and Ruzek (2013) found Epomops franqueti to be seropositive for anti- Ebola virus IgG and to have ZEBOV RNA sequences.	This is a fairly abundant species in the right habitat.	Stable	This widespread species is present in parts of West Africa and most of Central Africa, with some records from East Africa. It occurs from southeastern Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana in the west, to Cameroon, and then through Central Africa to southern Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania in the east. It has been recorded as far south as northern Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northeastern Zambia.	This species is hunted for the bushmeat trade.	Terrestrial	It is present in many protected areas. No direct conservation measures are currently needed for this adaptable species as a whole.	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	Epomops		franqueti	Tomes	1860	1	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.	########	Franquet&apos;s Epauletted Fruit Bat	 comptus H. Allen, 1861; strepitans K. Andersen, 1910.	Gabon.	Côte d’Ivoire to Sudan, Uganda, NW Tanzania, N Zambia, and Angola. Previous reports of this species from Guinea are in error (J. Fahr, pers. comm.).	Not listed.	Least Concern	Reviewed by Bergmans (1989). No subspecies are presently recognized.	Epomops franqueti	1004528	23	Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	PTEROPODIFORMES	NA	NA	PTEROPODOIDEA	Pteropodidae	ROUSETTINAE	EPOMOPHORINI	Epomops	NA	franqueti	Tomes	1860	1	Epomophorus_franqueti	Tomes, R. F. (1860). A monograph of the genus Epomophorus, with the description of a new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1860, 54.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46225#page/86/mode/1up	MNHN 1852-257		"Gabon."			franqueti (Tomes, 1860)|comptus (H. Allen, 1862)|strepitans K. Andersen, 1910	NA	NA				Côte d'Ivoire|Ghana|Togo|Benin|Nigeria|Cameroon|Central African Republic|South Sudan|Uganda|Equatorial Guinea|Gabon|Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Angola|Zambia|Tanzania	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Epomops_franqueti	0	sciname match	Epomops_franqueti	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	Epomops_franqueti	1004528	23	Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yinpterochiroptera	NA	NA	Pteropodoidea	Pteropodidae	Epomophorinae	Epomophorini	Epomops	NA	franqueti	Tomes	1	Epomophorus franqueti	Tomes, R.F. 1860-05. A monograph of the genus _Epomophorus_, with the description of a new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1860(1):42-58.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866556	MNHN-ZM-MO-1852-257 (= MNHN ? A 107) (= MNHN AC A 6767)	holotype	http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1852-257	"Gabon."			NA	NA				Cote d'Ivoire|Ghana|Togo|Benin|Nigeria|Cameroon|Central African Republic|South Sudan|Uganda|Equatorial Guinea|Gabon|Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Angola|Zambia|Tanzania	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Epomops_franqueti	0	sciname match	Epomops_franqueti	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	Epomops		franqueti	Tomes	1860	1	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.	########	Franquet&apos;s Epauletted Fruit Bat	comptus H. Allen, 1861; strepitans K. Andersen, 1910.	Gabon.	Côte d’Ivoire to Sudan, Uganda, NW Tanzania, N Zambia, and Angola. Previous reports of this species from Guinea are in error (J. Fahr, pers. comm.).	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7909/166505893/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	Reviewed by Bergmans (1989). No subspecies are presently recognized.		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Epomops franqueti; Epomops franqueti; Epomops franqueti; Epomops franqueti; Epomops franqueti; Epomops franqueti; comptus; strepitans; comptus; strepitans; franqueti; comptus; strepitans; Epomophore de Franquet; Franguet-Epaulettenflughund; Epomops de Franquet; Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat; Franquet’s Epauletted Fruit Bat; Franquet&apos;s Epauletted Fruit Bat; E. franqueti