Epauletted Fruit Bat
Sounds & Calls
Peter’s Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus crypturus)
The epauletted fruits bats (Epomophorus sp.) are a genus of fruit bat found in Africa. There are around 10 recognized species.
What does an epauletted fruit bat sound like? Most species of epaulatted fruit bat make squeaky, insect-like pinging calls. These calls sometimes build into more excited, yapping calls. The pinging calls of epauletted fruit bats are a common sound at night in many places throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Listen to some examples of epauletted fruit bat calls and sounds below.
Listen to Epauletted Fruit Bat Sounds
The audio in the video below features the typical pinging sounds of an epauletted fruit bat in Kafue National Park, Zambia. The species recorded is possibly Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) or Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus gambianus).
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