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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderChiroptera
  5. ›familyPteropodidae
  6. ›genusScotonycteris
Scotonycteris zenkeri
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Zenker's Fruit Bat

Scotonycteris zenkeri Matschie, 1894

Also calledRównikowiec nektarowy (pol) · Scotonyctère de Zenker (fra) · Scotonyctére de Zenker (fra) · ZenkerHarlekinflughund (deu) · Zenkers Harlekin-Flughund (deu) · Zenkervleerhobd (nld) · kaloň Zenkerův (ces) · pikkukirjonaama (fin) · Крылан Ценкера (rus) · ツェンカーフルーツコウモリ (jpn)

First described in: Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin p.202

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

child_taxa

Subspecies:: Subspecies Scotonycteris zenkeri subsp. zenkeri Matschie 1894 Subspecies Scotonycteris zenkeri subsp. bedfordi Thomas 1904 Subspecies Scotonycteris zenkeri subsp. occidentalis Hayman 1947

Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae

conservation

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae

discussion

Discussion: Current subspecific nomenclature does not adequately describe the known range of variation in this species; see Bergmans (1990).

Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae

distribution

Distribution: Liberia to Republic of Congo and E Dem. Rep. Congo.

Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae

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Recorded sightings

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2432778.