Nanonycteris veldkampii Cladus: Eukaryota Name Nanonycteris veldkampii Jentink, 1888 Type locality: Liberia, Fisherman Lake, Buluma. References * Jentink. 1888 Notes Leyden Museum, 10: 51. Distribution * Guinea to Central African Republic Vernacular names
Veldkamp's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat (Nanonycteris veldkampii) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Nanonycteris. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss. Tho other name of this species is flying calf. * Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Nanonycteris veldkampi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007. Source: Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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