Nanonycteris veldkampii

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Megachiroptera
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Epomophorini
Genus: Nanonycteris
Species: Nanonycteris veldkampii

Name

Nanonycteris veldkampii Jentink, 1888

Type locality: Liberia, Fisherman Lake, Buluma.

References

* Jentink. 1888 Notes Leyden Museum, 10: 51.

Distribution

* Guinea to Central African Republic

Vernacular names
English: Veldkamp's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat

Veldkamp's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat (Nanonycteris veldkampii) 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. Tho other name of this species is flying calf.
References

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