Non-marine mammals of Togo (West Africa): an annotated checklist
Author
Amori, Giovanni
Author
Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude
Author
Decher, Jan
Author
Assou, Delagnon
Author
Gippoliti, Spartaco
Author
Luiselli, Luca
text
Zoosystema
2016
2016-06-30
38
2
201
244
http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2016n2a3
journal article
10.5252/z2016n2a3
1638-9387
5393528
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:059171D0-809D-47F5-9030-669522C36E69
Order
CHIROPTERA Blumenbach, 1779
REMARK
Several species belonging to this order, especially the fruit bats (
Pteropodidae Gray, 1821
), are often traded for traditional medicine in fetish markets across
Togo
(
Fig. 12
) and also as food in bushmeat markets.