Table 1.

Basic ecological and geographical information about bats implicated as Ebola virus reservoirs (adapted from www.batconafrica.net)

Species	Distribution	Habitat	Day roosts	Migratory/non
Epomops franqueti	West and Central Africa mainly	Rainforest, woodlands, and farm bush	Densely foliated large trees	Non migratory
Hypsignathus monstrosus	West and central Africa mainly	Rain forests	Densely foliated large trees	Non migratory
Myonycte ristorquata	Central Africa	Rain forest	In bushes and trees in the forest	Possibly migratory