Zenker's fruit bat
| Zenker's fruit bat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Scotonycteris |
| Species: | S. zenkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotonycteris zenkeri Matschie, 1894 | |
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| Zenker's fruit bat range | |
Zenker's fruit bat (Scotonycteris zenkeri) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae and the only member of the genus Scotonycteris. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- ↑ Bergmans, W.; Fahr, J.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Monadjem, A. (2017). "Scotonycteris zenkeri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T84464403A22024785.
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