Woermann's bat
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| Woermann's Bat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Megaloglossus |
| Species: | M. woermanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Megaloglossus woermanni Pagenstecher, 1885 |
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| Woermann's Bat range | |
Woermann's Bat or Woermann's Fruit Bat (Megaloglossus woermanni) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Megaloglossus.[citation needed] It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References [edit]
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Megaloglossus woermanni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Woermann's Bat at Animal Diversity Web
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