{{Short description|Species of bat}} {{speciesbox | name = Angolan fruit bat | image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.15537.b dor - Lissonycteris angolensis angolensis Bocage, 1898 - skin.jpeg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref=<ref name="iucn 2017">{{cite iucn| last1=Bergmans| first1= W.| last2= Hutson| first2= A.M.| last3= Mickleburgh| first3= S.| last4= Monadjem| first4= A.| year= 2017| title= Lissonycteris angolensis| volume= 2017| article-number= e.T44698A22073874| doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44698A22073874.en}}</ref> | genus = Myonycteris | species = angolensis | authority = (Bocage, 1898) | synonyms = {{species list |Rousettus angolensis| (Bocage, 1898) |Lissonycteris angolensis|(Bocage, 1898) |Cynonycteris angolensis|Bocage, 1898 }} | range_map = Angolan Rousette area.png | range_map_caption = Angolan rousette range }}
The '''Angolan fruit bat''', '''Angolan rousette''' or '''silky bat''' ('''''Myonycteris angolensis''''') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, moist savanna, and rocky areas.
==Taxonomy and etymology== It was described in 1898 by Portuguese zoologist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage. Bocage initially placed it in the now-defunct genus ''Cynonycteris'', with a binomial of ''C. angolensis''.<ref name="Bocage 1898">{{cite journal| last=Bocage| first=J. V.| year=1898| title=Sur un nouvelle espèce de Cynopterus d'Angola| journal=Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes| series=2| volume=5| issue=19|pages=133–135| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3416445}}</ref> Its species name "''angolensis''" is Latin for "Angolan," likely in reference to the fact that the holotype was collected near Pungo Andongo in Angola.
==Description== Its forearm length is {{convert|68-90|mm|in|abbr=on}} and it weighs {{convert|60-87|g|oz|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Kingdon 2013"/>
==Biology and ecology== It is frugivorous. Consumed fruits include fruits of various trees, including fig trees, ''Anthocleista'', ''Milicia excelsa'', and ''Adenia''.<ref name="Kingdon 2013">{{cite book| last1=Kingdon| first1= J.| last2= Happold| first2= D| last3= Butynski| first3= T.| last4= Hoffmann| first4= M.| last5= Happold| first5= M.| last6= Kalina| first6= J.| year= 2013| title= Mammals of Africa| volume=4 | publisher= A&C Black| pages=264–265}}</ref>
==Range and habitat== The Angolan rousette has a wide range encompassing parts of West, East, and Central Africa. It is found from sea level to {{convert|4000|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.<ref name="iucn 2017"/>
==Conservation== As of 2017, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; its population is presumably large; its range includes protected areas; it is not likely to be in rapid population decline; and it tolerates a degree of anthropogenic habitat disturbance.<ref name="iucn 2017"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Pteropodidae|E.}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q1763830}}
Category:Myonycteris Category:Mammals of Angola Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Taxa named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage Category:Bats of Africa Category:Mammals described in 1898