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{{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| page= e.T44698A22073874| doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44698A22073874.en}}</ref>
| genus = Myonycteris
| species = angolensis
| authority = ([[Jose Vicente Barboza du Bocage|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 [[habitat]]s are [[subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest]], moist [[savanna]], and rocky areas.

==Taxonomy and etymology==
It was [[species description|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 [[specific epithet (zoology)|species name]] "''[[wiktionary:angolensis|angolensis]]''" is [[Latin]] for "Angolan," likely in reference to the fact that the [[holotype]] was collected near [[Black Rocks at Pungo Andongo|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 [[frugivore|frugivorous]]. Consumed fruits include fruits of various trees, including [[Ficus|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 Africa|West]], [[East Africa|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 area]]s; it is not likely to be in rapid population decline; and it tolerates a degree of anthropogenic habitat disturbance.<ref name="iucn 2017"/>

==References==
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{{Pteropodidae|E.}}
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[[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]]

Angolan rousette - Revision history

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