Short-palated Fruit Bat

Taxobox
name = Short-palated Fruit Bat


status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Chiroptera
familia = Pteropodidae
genus = "Casinycteris"
species = "C. argynnis"
binomial = "Casinycteris argynnis"
binomial_authority = Thomas, 1910
synonyms = The Short-palated Fruit Bat ("Casinycteris argynnis") is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus "Casinycteris". It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/3999/all Casinycteris argynnis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 30 July 2007.