Franquet's epauletted fruit bat [SEP] parent taxon
Franquet's epauletted fruit bat
Franquet's epauletted fruit bat ("Epomops franqueti") is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae, and is one of three different species of epauletted bats. Franquet's epauletted fruit bat has a range of habitats, varying from sub-saharan forest to equatorial tropics.
Range and habitat.
Franquet's epauletted fruit bat ranges from Ivory Coast to South Sudan and south to Angola and Zambia.
Specifically, it is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic
(EBOV) and "Marburgvirus". Species that have tested positive for the presence of EBOV include Franquet's epauletted fruit bat, the hammer-headed fruit bat, and the little collared fruit bat. Additionally, antibodies against EBOV have been found in the straw-coloured fruit bat, Gambian epauletted fruit bat, Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, Leschenault's rousette, and the Egyptian fruit bat. "Marburgvirus" has been confirmed in one species, the Egyptian fruit bat.