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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Rousettinae
Tribus: Myonycterini
Genus: Megaloglossus
Species: Megaloglossus woermanni
Name

Megaloglossus woermanni Pagenstecher, 1885

Type locality: Gabon, Sibange farm.
References

Pagenstecher, 1885. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 8: 245.

Distribution

Guinea Bissau, Guinea, and Sierra Leone to Congo and Uganda, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko, Mbini), Gabon, Republic of Congo, and North Angola.

Vernacular names
English: Woermann's Long-tongued Fruit Bat

Woermann's bat or Woermann's long-tongued fruit bat (Megaloglossus woermanni) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Megaloglossus.[2] It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna.
References

Bakwo Fils, E.M.; Kaleme, P.; Weber, N. (2020) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Megaloglossus woermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T84462869A166504706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T84462869A166504706.en. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3. Aufl ed.). Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.

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