São Tomé collared fruit bat
| São Tomé collared fruit bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Myonycteris |
| Species: | M. brachycephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Myonycteris brachycephala (Bocage, 1889) | |
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| São Tomé collared fruit bat range | |
The São Tomé collared fruit bat (Myonycteris brachycephala) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Juste, J., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Myonycteris brachycephala. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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