Angolan rousette

Angolan fruit bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Myonycteris
Species:
M. angolensis
Binomial name
Myonycteris angolensis
(Bocage, 1898)
Angolan rousette range
Synonyms
  • Rousettus angolensis (Bocage, 1898)
  • Lissonycteris angolensis (Bocage, 1898)
  • Cynonycteris angolensis Bocage, 1898

The Angolan fruit bat, Angolan rousette or silky bat (Myonycteris angolensis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, moist savanna, and rocky areas.

  1. ^ Bergmans, W.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Monadjem, A. (2017). "Lissonycteris angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44698A22073874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44698A22073874.en.