São Tomé Collared Fruit Bat
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Myonycteris brachycephala (Bocage, 1889) |
The Sao Tomé Collared Fruit Bat (Myonycteris brachycephala) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Sao Tomé and Principe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Juste, J., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Myonycteris brachycephala. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.