Long-haired fruit bat
Species of bat
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The long-haired fruit bat (Stenonycteris lanosa), also known as the long-haired rousette, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only member of the genus Stenonycteris. It was formerly classified in the genus Rousettus until a 2013 phylogenetic study found it to belong to its own genus and tribe.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Rousettinae |
| Tribe: | Stenonycterini Nesi et al, 2012 |
| Genus: | Stenonycteris Thomas, 1906 |
| Species: | S. lanosa |
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| Stenonycteris lanosa (Thomas, 1906) | |
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| Long-haired rousette range | |
It is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]
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