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--> ORDER CHIROPTERA
--> FAMILY Pteropodidae
--> GENUS Hypsignathus
SPECIES Hypsignathus monstrosus
| Author: | H. Allen, 1861. | | Citation: | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.: 157. | | Common Name: | Hammer-headed Fruit Bat | | Type Locality: | Gabon. | | Distribution: | Sierra Leone to W Kenya, south to Zambia and Angola; Bioko (Equatorial Guinea). Records from Gambia and Ethiopia are doubtful. | | Status: | IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | See Langevin and Barclay (1990). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
labrosus Murray, 1862
macrocephalus Peters, 1876
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