Hipposideros gigas
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Hipposideros gigas is a species of bat in the Hipposideridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Hipposideros gigas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.