Epomophorus minor Dobson 1880
Authors/Creators
- 1. University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Functional Morphology, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsplein, 1, B- 2610 Antwerpen (Wilrijk), Belgium. & AfricanBats NPC, 357 Botha Ave, Kloofsig, 0157, Republic of South Africa.
- 2. Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. & Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 3. Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 4. AfricanBats NPC, 357 Botha Ave, Kloofsig, 0157, Republic of South Africa. & Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X 20 Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, Republic of South Africa.
- 5. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences - OD Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. & University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Evolutionary Ecology, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsplein 1, B- 2610 Antwerpen (Wilrijk), Belgium.
Description
Epomophorus minor Dobson, 1880
Fig. 4 E–F
Epomophorus minor Dobson, 1880: 715.
* Epomophorus labiatus minor (Dobson, 1880).
Happold (2013a) followed Claessen & De Vree (1991) in considering minor to be a junior synonym of Epomophorus labiatus. She also pointed out that Bergmans (1997) was strongly opposed to this, as he pointed out a number errors concerning the E. labiatus specimens used by Claessen & De Vree (1991).
The distribution map shows that the specimens from the eastern part from the DRC fit well with the major (eastern African) distribution area of the species. The specimen from Congo da Lemba (RMCA 408a, a juvenile male) does seem to fit with a potential distribution along the Angolan coast, which, however, is not yet supported by material from that country (ACR 2016).
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Dobson
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Pteropodidae
- Genus
- Epomophorus
- Species
- minor
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Epomophorus minor Dobson, 1880 sec. Cakenberghe, Tungaluna, Akawa, Seamark & Verheyen, 2017
References
- Happold M. 2013 a. Epomophorus labiatus Little Epauletted Fruit Bat. In: Happold M. & Happold D. (eds) Mammals of Africa Volume IV. Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats: 245 - 247. Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
- Claessen C. J. & De Vree F. 1991. Systematic and taxonomic notes on the Epomophorus anuruslabiatus-minor complex with the description of a new species (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 71 (4 / 6): 209 - 238.
- Bergmans W. 1997. Taxonomy and biogeography of African fruit bats (Mammalia, Megachiroptera). 5. The genera Lissonycteris Andersen, 1913, Myonycteris Matschie, 1899 and Megaloglossus Pagenstecher, 1885; General remarks and conclusions; annex: Key to all species. Beaufortia 47 (2): 11 - 90. Available from http: // www. repository. naturalis. nl / document / 548609 [accessed 29 Nov. 2017].
- ACR. 2016. African Chiroptera Report. AfricanBats, Pretoria. Available from http: // www. africanbats. org / index. php / publications / africa-chiroptera-report [accessed 28 Sep. 2017].