The little epaulet fruit bat is a medium-sized fruit-eating bat. It lives in Africa south of the Sahara and is distinguished by white tufts of fur on the shoulders of males.
The little epaulet fruit bat differs from related species by its smaller size and ear shape. It disperses tree seeds and helps forests recover.
meadows, prairies, forb glades on land
Worker
birth time
Hot and almost no precipitation
Hot winter with almost no precipitation
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
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hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
summer from pleasant to very hot
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
summer warm, winter not very cold
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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rains are very rare, almost a desert
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
summer very hot, dry, lots of grass
Warm or hot summer
Upcoming birthdays
in bushes or on a tree
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
leaf
tongue
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Wings size
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Fruit
berries
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
fruits
Lifespan average
nectar
in a terrestrial nest
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
Wings color
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
flight
Pets
juicy berries — bilberry, rowan, rosehip
Hot steppe
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
sweet nectar and flower pollen
{name} jubilee
paw
cm
Old-timers
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Wingspan
turns
Rascals
terrestrial grassland and steppe
terrestrial herbaceous
fruits
olfaction
Flooded grasslands
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Forages on tree limbs or woody stems within vegetation.
Litter size
Tropical savanna
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
38 to 65 grams, 15 – 40 centimeters
Describes food handling or digging performed with the forelimbs.
night vision
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
Taxons
seeds, berries, fruits
if born as {name}
Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
age
birth date
no permanent shelter
tearing
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
nocturnal
The basics
climbing
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
teeth
Potential Habitat
lots of grass, few trees, rains are rare
Very hot summer
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
winter dry and very warm
Gestation
frugivore
Rips or shreds food using teeth, beak or claws.
land
vision
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
Food is gathered directly from leaf surfaces.
Always hot
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Eyes color
On the map
Female ♀
all life stages
Body color
world of Afrotropics
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
Nectar
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
protection from sun
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Very dry
Neither
Moving up vertical surfaces like trunks or rocks to reach food.
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
berries
water often floods the land, lots of grass
world of Afrotropics
branch
savanna
nest high on shrub or tree branches
Duration
This is me
Foraging activity occurs primarily during nighttime hours.
Steppe
Gamers
Teeth count
How are they built?
collects fruits on trees at night using vision and smell
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Lives in open or semi-open areas with scattered trees and shrubs.
Asexual
swap
Epaulettes color
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
open grassy spaces — steppes, savannas, prairies
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
woodlands
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
very hot and almost no precipitation
foraging
Capturing or collecting food while airborne.
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
Primarily detects and locates food using eyesight.
embryo
Orange
Length
kg
arboreal
Observations
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