Where does the Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat live?
Epomophorus labiatus has 1,582 records in 16 countries and territories, from 1880 to 2026. Most records come from Kenya.
- 1,582 records
- 16 places
- 80 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaChiropteraPteropodidaeEpomophorus
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: January. 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.
Records over time
18802026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 407 | |
| Uganda | 356 | |
| Burundi | 170 | |
| DR Congo | 141 | |
| South Sudan | 134 | |
| Ethiopia | 111 | |
| Tanzania | 89 | |
| Rwanda | 59 | |
| Sudan | 54 | |
| Zambia | 35 | |
| Malawi | 15 | |
| Yemen | 5 | |
| Ghana | 2 | |
| South Africa | 2 | |
| Benin | 1 | |
| Chad | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Pteropodidae.
Southern Blossom Bat
4,515 records
Straw-coloured fruit bat
3,718 records
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat
3,514 records
Indian Flying Fox
3,479 records
Lesser Epauletted Fruit Bat
1,821 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.