Petra fruit bat

Petra fruit bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Lissonycteris
Species: L. petraea
Binomial name
Lissonycteris petraea
Bergmans, 1997

The Petra fruit bat (Lissonycteris petraea) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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