D'Anchieta's Fruit Bat

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D'Anchieta's Fruit Bat
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Pteropodidae Genus: Plerotes Species: P. anchietae
Binomial name
Plerotes anchietae (de Seabra, 1900)

The D'Anchieta's Fruit Bat (Plerotes anchietae) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Plerotes. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W., Fahr, J., Chitaukali, W. & Cotterill, F.W. 2004. Plerotes anchietae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.