Hypsignathus monstrosus - #2005
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat
Diagonal anterior view of mounted skeleton with wings spread
Geographic Distribution
Sierra Leone to W Kenya, south to Zambia and Angola; Bioko (Equatorial Guinea). Records from Gambia and Ethiopia are doubtful.
Order/Family
Pteropodidae
Genus
Hypsignathus
Specific Epithet
monstrosus
Image Location
USA, OK, Oklahoma City, Museum of Osteology
Photographer
Villemarette Josh