Hypsignathus monstrosus H. Allen 1861

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 313-350 : 324

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scientific name

Hypsignathus monstrosus H. Allen 1861
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Hypsignathus monstrosus H. Allen 1861 View in CoL

Hypsignathus monstrosus H. Allen 1861 View in CoL , Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia: 157.

Type Locality: Gabon.

Vernacular Names: Hammer-headed Fruit Bat.

Synonyms: Hypsignathus labrosus Murray 1862 ; Hypsignathus macrocephalus Peters 1876 .

Distribution: Sierra Leone to W Kenya, south to Zambia and Angola; Bioko ( Equatorial Guinea). Records from Gambia and Ethiopia are doubtful.

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: See Langevin and Barclay (1990).

SSC

Sacramento State University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Pteropodidae

Genus

Hypsignathus

Loc

Hypsignathus monstrosus H. Allen 1861

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Hypsignathus monstrosus

H. Allen 1861: 157
1861
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