Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat

The lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus grandis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry and moist lowland forest, and savanna.

The lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat was described as a new species in 1950 by Colin Campbell Sanborn.

[2] It is native to Africa where it has been documented in two countries: Angola and the Republic of the Congo.

As of 2016, it had only been documented in the type locality of Dundo, Angola in addition to Pointe-Noire, Congo.