Angolan Soft-furred Fruit Bat
Myonycteris angolensis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 62
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇬 Uganda
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Angolan fruit bat, Angolan rousette or silky bat (Myonycteris angolensis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, moist savanna, and rocky areas.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Angolan rousette”.