Short-palated Fruit Bat
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| Short-palated Fruit Bat | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Casinycteris |
| Species: | C. argynnis |
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| Casinycteris argynnis Thomas, 1910 |
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| Short-palated Fruit Bat range | |
The Short-palated Fruit Bat (Casinycteris argynnis) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Casinycteris.[citation needed] It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] Source
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Casinycteris argynnis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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