Hypsignathus monstrosus
H. Allen, 1861
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Chiroptera |
Suborder | : Pteropodiformes |
Superfamily | : Pteropodoidea |
Family | : Pteropodidae |
Subfamily | : Rousettinae |
Tribe | : Epomophorini |
Genus | : Hypsignathus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Allen, H. 1861-12-28. Descriptions of new pteropine bats from Africa. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13(11-17):155-160.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1683286Original name as described
Hypsignathus monstrosus
Type material
ANSP 969/2771
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Western Africa."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Burkina Faso · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Uganda · Kenya · South Sudan · Ethiopia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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