Flower-faced bat
(Redirected from Anthops)
| Flower-faced bat | |
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| A drawn depiction of the bat's face | |
| The bat's face, depicted by Ernst Haeckel | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Anthops Thomas, 1888 |
| Species: | A. ornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthops ornatus Thomas, 1888
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| File:Flower-faced Bat area.png | |
| 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]
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