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The hammer-headed bat is the largest bat in mainland Africa. [12] Males have wingspans up to 90.1 cm (2.96 ft), [ 13 ] and all individuals have forearm lengths exceeding 112 mm (4.4 in). [ 12 ] It has pronounced sexual dimorphism , more so than any other bat species in the world, [ 12 ] with males up to twice as heavy as females.
Hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) Genus Megaloglossus [42] [36] Azagnyi fruit bat (Megaloglossus azagny) Woermann's bat (Megaloglossus woermanni) Genus Micropteropus [36] Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Micropteropus intermedius) [43] Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Micropteropus pusillus) [44] Genus Myonycteris [45]
A 1994 study of the straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) and hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) found a mean respiratory exchange ratio (carbon dioxide produced:oxygen used) of approximately 0.78.
Hypsignathus monstrosus, the hammer-headed bat or big-lipped bat, a bat species widely distributed in equatorial Africa Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same abbreviated species scientific name .
Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat, E. buettikoferi; Franquet's epauletted fruit bat, E. franqueti; Genus Hypsignathus. Hammer-headed bat, H. monstrosus; Genus Micropteropus. Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, M. intermedius; Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, M. pusillus; Genus Nanonycteris. Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, N. veldkampii
The large flying fox is among the largest species of bat. [4] It weighs 0.65–1.1 kg (1.4–2.4 lb) and has a wingspan of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in). [8] [9] Its head-body length is 27–32 cm (11–13 in). [10] Its forearm length is 180–220 mm (7.1–8.7 in). [4] As is common with most megabats, it has a fox-like face.
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Pteropus (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, East Africa, and some oceanic islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [3]