Eidolon helvum - #4615
African Straw-colored Fruit Bat
Geographic Distribution
Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia to Ethiopia to South Africa; SW Arabia and Oman; islands in the Gulf of Guinea and off E Africa.
Order/Family
Pteropodidae
Genus
Eidolon
Specific Epithet
helvum
Image Location
USA, WI, Milwaukee County Zoo
Image Date
February 2006
Photographer
AF Meyer