Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Pteropodidae Scientific name Lissonycteris smithi | Phylum Chordata Order Chiroptera Genus Lissonycteris Rank Species | |
Similar Rüppell's horseshoe bat, Cyclops roundleaf bat, Kemp's gerbil, Giant roundleaf bat, Halcyon horseshoe bat | ||
Smith's fruit bat (Lissonycteris smithi) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, possibly Benin, possibly Mali, and possibly Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, moist savanna, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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