Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat

Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Nanonycteris
Matschie, 1899
Species:
N. veldkampii
Binomial name
Nanonycteris veldkampii
(Jentink, 1888)
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat range

Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Nanonycteris veldkampii) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus Nanonycteris.[citation needed] 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, mangrove and montane forests, and savanna.

  1. ^ Monadjem, A.; Fahr, J.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Bergmans, W. (2017). "Nanonycteris veldkampii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14333A22043635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14333A22043635.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.