Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted bat
Nanonycteris veldkampii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species 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, mangrove and montane forests, and savanna.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Pteropodidae
- Genus
- Nanonycteris