Woermann's Bat

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Woermann's Bat
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Pteropodidae Genus: Megaloglossus Species: M. woermanni
Binomial name
Megaloglossus woermanni Pagenstecher, 1885

The Woermann's Bat or Woermann's Fruit Bat (Megaloglossus woermanni) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Megaloglossus. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Megaloglossus woermanni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.