Veldkamp's Bat

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Veldkamp's Bat
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Pteropodidae Genus: Nanonycteris Species: N. veldkampi
Binomial name
Nanonycteris veldkampi (Jentink, 1888)

The Veldkamp's Bat (Nanonycteris veldkampi) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Nanonycteris. 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 lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Nanonycteris veldkampi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.