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Species of bat

Flower-faced bat
A drawn depiction of the bat's face
The bat's face, depicted by Ernst Haeckel
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
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. 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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
Extant species of family Hipposideridae
Anthops
Asellia
Aselliscus
(Tate's trident-
nosed bats)
Coelops
Hipposideros
(roundleaf bats)
Taxon identifiers
Anthops ornatus


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