Where does the Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat live?
Epomophorus gambianus has 3,514 records in 25 countries and territories, from 1903 to 2026. Most records come from Benin.
- 3,514 records
- 25 places
- 64 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaChiropteraPteropodidaeEpomophorus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,841 | |
| Ghana | 573 | |
| Gambia | 251 | |
| Burkina Faso | 192 | |
| Senegal | 119 | |
| Guinea | 79 | |
| Nigeria | 77 | |
| Mali | 76 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 58 | |
| Cameroon | 58 | |
| Ethiopia | 44 | |
| DR Congo | 33 | |
| Sierra Leone | 21 | |
| Central African Republic | 15 | |
| Niger | 13 | |
| Togo | 13 | |
| Zambia | 13 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 9 | |
| Liberia | 6 | |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | |
| South Sudan | 5 | |
| South Africa | 5 | |
| Botswana | 4 | |
| Uganda | 2 | |
| Chad | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Pteropodidae.
Southern Blossom Bat
4,515 records
Straw-coloured fruit bat
3,718 records
Indian Flying Fox
3,479 records
Lesser Epauletted Fruit Bat
1,821 records
Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat
1,582 records
Seychelles Flying Fox
828 records
Mauritian flying fox
629 records
Palau Flying Fox
418 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.