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Woermann's bat

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Woermann's bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Megaloglossus
Pagenstecher, 1885
Species:
M. woermanni
Binomial name
Megaloglossus woermanni
Pagenstecher, 1885
Woermann's bat range

Woermann's bat or Woermann's long-tongued fruit bat (Megaloglossus woermanni) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Megaloglossus.[2] 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.

References

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  1. ^ Bakwo Fils, E.M.; Kaleme, P.; Weber, N. (2020) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Megaloglossus woermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T84462869A166504706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T84462869A166504706.en. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3. Aufl ed.). Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.