Facts about the Peters' Epauletted Fruit Bat -- Epomophorus crypturus:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Length (including tail) (m) 15 cm, (f) 12 cm; wingspan 56 cm; mass (m) 105 g, (f) 76 g.

COLOUR: Usually brownish buff, sometimes pale buff, the underparts being lighter in colour. There are white patches at the base of the ears, and the male has white 'epaulettes' on the shoulders.

MOST LIKE: Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat. The only way to separate the two species is to examine their skulls. Peters' has two ridges across the palate behind the last molar teeth, while Wahlberg's has only one.

HABITAT: Evergreen forests and riverine woodland, always in association with fruit-bearing trees.

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WHERE FOUND:
Kruger National Park (South Africa)