ScienceAlert - This is the very distinctive-looking Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi) 🦇🦇🦇 It's a species of megabat found in west Africa, from Senegal to Nigeria. This individual was spotted back
![EveryBat on Twitter: "BAT #275 Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is an unusual megabat from the forests & savanna of West Africa. They are threatened by habitat loss. https://t.co/CppjSlBuRm" / Twitter EveryBat on Twitter: "BAT #275 Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is an unusual megabat from the forests & savanna of West Africa. They are threatened by habitat loss. https://t.co/CppjSlBuRm" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5at3pzW4AEN98A.jpg)
EveryBat on Twitter: "BAT #275 Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is an unusual megabat from the forests & savanna of West Africa. They are threatened by habitat loss. https://t.co/CppjSlBuRm" / Twitter
Jared Polis - And the bat of the day is.... Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus büttikoferi). One of the largest species of bats, they can be found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea,
![Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomops franqueti) en vuelo, vista frontal Fotografía de stock - Alamy Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomops franqueti) en vuelo, vista frontal Fotografía de stock - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/pfd2jh/franquets-epauletted-fruit-bat-epomops-franqueti-cerrar-pfd2jh.jpg)
Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomops franqueti) en vuelo, vista frontal Fotografía de stock - Alamy
![Epauletted fruit bat - Close up of face (Epomophorus sp.), Foto de Stock, Imagen Derechos Protegidos Pic. MEV-10864596 | agefotostock Epauletted fruit bat - Close up of face (Epomophorus sp.), Foto de Stock, Imagen Derechos Protegidos Pic. MEV-10864596 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/5b2fc769bf513afe6672fa3c7785afec/mev-10864596.jpg)