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SPECIES Myonycteris (Phygetis) brachycephala

Author:Bocage, 1889.
Citation:J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa, ser. 2, 1: 198.
Common Name:São Tomé Collared Fruit Bat
Type Locality:São Tomé and Príncipe, São Tomé Isl.
Distribution:São Tomé Isl (Gulf of Guinea).
Status:IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Vulnerable: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 ûEndangered.
Comments:Subgenus Phygetis. Reviewed by Bergmans (1997).
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Synonyms:

    brachycephalus Seabra, 1898
    collaris Andersen, 1907

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