Order Chiroptera Scientific name Megaloglossus woermanni Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Pteropodidae Higher classification Megaloglossus | |
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Genus MegaloglossusPagenstecher, 1885 Similar Pohle's fruit bat, Hayman's dwarf epaulette, Veldkamp's dwarf epaulette, East African epaulette, D'Anchieta's fruit bat | ||
Woermann's bat or Woermann's fruit bat (Megaloglossus woermanni) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. 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.
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