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Eidolon helvum (bat)

Mass: 220 g based on Jones 1971, Lindhe Norberg and Norberg 2012, and Stephan et al. 1981

Diet: frugivore based on Van Cakenberghe et al. 2002

Abundance: 0.58 to 10.53% (median 1.64%)

Latitudinal range: -5.1° to 13.4°

Habitats: montane grassland (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (3), tropical/subtropical savanna (3)

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Found in 7 samples

Benin: Niaouli Forest

Cameroon: Maroua (Pont rouge)

Gambia: Abuko Nature Reserve

Guinea: Forêt Classée du Pic de Fon

Nigeria: Amurum Forest Reserve (farmland), Amurum Forest Reserve (savannah)

Tanzania: Mkulumuzi

Size measurements:
♀ body mass126.6 gN = 5Jones 1971
♂ body mass254.2 gN = 3Jones 1971
body mass274 gN = 1Lindhe Norberg and Norberg 2012
body mass262 gN = 12Stephan et al. 1981

See also Eidolon

Current reference: Shotwell 1968 (ER 3992)