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Flower-faced bat

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Flower-faced bat
A drawn depiction of the bat's face
The bat's face, depicted by Ernst Haeckel
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Flower-faced bat range

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Anthops Thomas, 1888". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.


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