Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Genus Scotonycteris Higher classification Scotonycteris | Phylum Chordata Family Pteropodidae Scientific name Scotonycteris zenkeri Rank Species | |
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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.
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