Scotonycteris
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Scotonycteris is a small genus
of bat
in the Pteropodidae family. These bats are found in various countries of West and Central Africa
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It contains at least two known species:
Genus Scotonycteris
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of bat
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the Pteropodidae family. These bats are found in various countries of West and Central Africa
Central Africa
Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
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It contains at least two known species:
Genus Scotonycteris
- Zenker's Fruit BatZenker's Fruit BatZenker's Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
, Scotonycteris zenkeri - Pohle's Fruit BatPohle's Fruit BatPohle's Fruit Bat is a near threatened species of megabat found in the subtropical or tropical forests of Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Liberia. -Characteristics:...
, Scotonycteris ophiodon