Uncovering the fruit bat bushmeat commodity chain and the true extent of fruit bat hunting in Ghana, West Africa

► We study how fruit bats are hunted and sold as bushmeat in Ghana, West Africa. ► Globally, bats are under-represented in market reviews, and threatened by hunting. ► 128,000 Eidolon helvum are sold each year in southern Ghana. ► Fruit bats do not follow the normal commodity chain for bushmeat. ► E. helvum may be missed by market surveys and threatened by this level of hunting.