Epomops franqueti (Tomes 1860)

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

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scientific name	Epomops franqueti (Tomes 1860)
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[Epomophorus] franqueti Tomes 1860 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1860: 54.

Type Locality: Gabon.

Vernacular Names: Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat.

Synonyms: Epomops comptus H. Allen 1861 ; Epomops strepitans K. Andersen 1910 .

Distribution: 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.).

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

Discussion: Reviewed by Bergmans (1989). No subspecies are presently recognized.