Epomops franqueti (Tomes 1860)

[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.