Flower-faced bat
The flower-faced bat (Anthops ornatus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is in the monotypic genus Anthops.[2] It is found in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea and in the Solomon Islands. This rare and little-known bat has been recorded from tropical moist forest and flying around village houses.[1]
| Flower-faced bat | |
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| The bat's face, depicted by Ernst Haeckel | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Anthops Thomas, 1888 |
| Species: | A. ornatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthops ornatus Thomas, 1888 | |
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| Flower-faced bat range | |
References
- Leary, T.; Lavery, T.H.; Pennay, M. (2020). "Anthops ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T1620A22103184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T1620A22103184.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- "Anthops Thomas, 1888". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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