Summary ³

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...

References ⁴

Fahr, J., 2013. Nanonycteris veldkampii Veldkamp's epauletted fruit bat. In: Happold, M., Happold, D.C.D. (Eds.), Mammals of Africa, Vol. IV: Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats. Bloomsbury, London, pp. 278-280.
Thomas, D.W., 1983. The annual migrations of three species of West African fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Can. J. Zool. 61, 2266-2272.

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