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Zenker's fruit bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
Scotonycteris

Higher classification
  
Scotonycteris

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pteropodidae

Scientific name
  
Scotonycteris zenkeri

Rank
  
Species

Zenker's fruit bat

Similar
  
Pohle's fruit bat, Hayman's dwarf epaulette, Woermann's bat, East African epaulette, Veldkamp's dwarf epaulette

Zenker's fruit bat (Scotonycteris zenkeri) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Zenker's fruit bat Wikipedia