Angolan rousette
Angolan fruit bat | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Lissonycteris |
Species: | L. angolensis |
Binomial name | |
Lissonycteris angolensis (Bocage, 1898) | |
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Angolan Rousette range | |
Synonyms | |
Rousettus angolensis (Bocage, 1898) |
The Angolan fruit bat or Angolan rousette (Lissonycteris angolensis) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and rocky areas.
References
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Lissonycteris angolensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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