Guadeloupe big-eyed bat
Guadeloupe big-eyed bat |
Conservation status |
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Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Mammalia |
Order: |
Chiroptera |
Family: |
Phyllostomidae |
Genus: |
Chiroderma |
Species: |
C. improvisum |
Binomial name |
Chiroderma improvisum R.J Baker & Genoways, 1976 |
The Guadeloupe big-eyed bat (Chiroderma improvisum) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Guadeloupe and Montserrat. It is threatened by habitat loss mostly because of Hurricane Hugo, which destroyed 90% of the population of this bat in 1989. The species may be locally extinct in some areas of Guadeloupe.
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